Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 08:59:06 +0100 From: Devon H.O'Dell <dodell@sitetronics.com> To: Alex de Kruijff <freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl> Cc: Vulpes Velox <kitbsdlists@HotPOP.com> Subject: Re: what's unix and what's not Message-ID: <E67301C9-26F8-11D8-98DD-000A95E5E66E@sitetronics.com> In-Reply-To: <20031203214823.GE394@dds.nl> References: <000701c3b2ef$a617a080$7ffc2dd5@workstation> <20031126012951.GC1068@dds.nl> <3FC410B5.6050807@cyberlifelabs.com> <20031203143635.GD394@dds.nl> <20031203214823.GE394@dds.nl>
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>> because a profferor wasn't allowed to use Unix as an example to its >> students. >> >> Even if the code wasn't simply copied then it would still be based on >> apperence to Unix and have has serveral times where it imported BSD >> code. So way not call it Unix? It proberbly has a legal argument. >> UNIX is a trademark. You can't call something UNIX unless it has payed for the ability to use the name UNIX. This privilege also requires that your OS suffice several standards. >> I have a jpg (900K) and a psd (12M) file with every UNIX OS for those >> who like to have this. > And there's one text one that's 18k at /usr/share/misc/bsd-family-tree, except it's just a tree for the BSDs. > I have instucted my server to protect images (i.e. only serving off > certain domains.) > > I just googled on "unix history" and found this link. Its the same only > the quality is a lot better than my jpg and it got the year above. > This link bring you to the right date: > http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html#05 > > -- > Alex > > P.S. Please CC me. I hate to be whiny here, but can we *please* *keep* *discussions* *on* *topic*. I know this is not a technical list, but please understand that if you want to have a discussion about things that aren't related to advocating FreeBSD, it's best if you remove the email address ``freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Perhaps the moderator(s) could create a FreeBSD General Discussion list? --Devon
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