Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:16:11 -0400 From: Sergey Babkin <babkin@bellatlantic.net> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: FengYue <fengyue@bluerose.windmoon.nu>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux Message-ID: <39F6183B.D78D3D90@bellatlantic.net> References: <200010240739.AAA11051@usr01.primenet.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: > > > On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Frederik Meerwaldt wrote: > > > > ->Differences... FreeBSD is a real Unix, while Linux is a ..how should I > > > > Hmmm. FreeBSD is not a UNIX, rather it's a UNIX alike OS. (Which really > > doesn't matter IMHO) > > > > Don't forget UNIX is a trademark of Open Group. > > Actually, it's a trademark of USL, licensed to The Open Group. USL is no more, for quite a few years now. I believe that SCO gave the ownership of UNIX trademark to Open Group. > I believe that the The Open Group license is exclusive, so I > don't know what impact Caldera's recent purchase has on their > ability to call Caldera Linux "UNIX". Well, actually Caldera has opposite problem: how to call UnixWare with Linux emulator "Linux". -SB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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