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Date:      Thu, 16 Jun 2011 19:29:42 +0400
From:      Peter Vereshagin <peter@vereshagin.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: free sco unix
Message-ID:  <20110616152941.GL5630@external.screwed.box>
In-Reply-To: <4DFA03A3.8090500@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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You can't take no for an answer, freebsd-questions!
2011/06/16 14:22:43 +0100 Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> => To freebsd-questions@freebsd.org :
MS> > CB> FreeBSD is a UNIX-like clone, which is indeed free, whereas UNIX is 
MS> > CB> still the proprietary property of AT&T/Bell Labs.
MS> > 
MS> > unix is a trademark of novell.com.
MS> 
MS> Unix (note capitalization) is actually a trademark of the Open Group:
MS> http://www.unix.org/

But not of AT&T/Bell Labs.

MS> It's been owned by them for more than ten years, but it was passed
MS> around between various owners quite a bit before that.

There should be a difference recognized between "own a Unix trademark" by
http://www.unix.org/trademark.html and "ownership of the Unix copyrights" by
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20100330152829622  where I'm pass.

Lawyers are so lawyers ;-)

73! Peter pgp: A0E26627 (4A42 6841 2871 5EA7 52AB  12F8 0CE1 4AAC A0E2 6627)
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