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Date:      Tue, 24 Oct 2000 03:08:12 -0400
From:      Shannon Hendrix <shannon@widomaker.com>
To:        FengYue <fengyue@bluerose.windmoon.nu>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD vs. Linux
Message-ID:  <20001024030811.B1466@widomaker.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010211728130.20482-100000@shell.unixbox.com>; from fengyue@bluerose.windmoon.nu on Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:31:50PM -0700
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010212037120.7117-100000@server.wes.mee.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0010211728130.20482-100000@shell.unixbox.com>

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On Sat, Oct 21, 2000 at 05:31:50PM -0700, FengYue 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.

Don?  :)

Serously, BSD is UNIX.  Wether or not TOG likes that is irrelevant.  The legal
distinction is not the important one.

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