Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 17:38:44 +0200 From: Ruslan Shevchenko <Ruslan@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> To: Das Devaraj <das@netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD UNIX? Message-ID: <34BE2D83.36F7DA23@Shevchenko.kiev.ua> References: <Pine.3.89.9801151337.A21235-0100000@netcom18>
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Das Devaraj wrote: > (This is _reluctantly_ sent to freeBSD-isp also, in case the > commercial folks - ISPs - see it in a different light). > > Can I _legally_ claim that my box running FreeBSD is UNIX? > Or should it phrased that the OS is a _UNIX clone_. Note that clone. UNIX is register trademark of X/Open.www.xopen.org OS390 de ure --- UNIX ;)) > this has nothing to do with the actual power of FreeBSD. What > happened after the UNIX name was bought from AT?T by Novell (is > it public domain now?) > > Also is there a minimum set of functionality that needs to be > supported before something is considered UNIX or even a UNIX clone? > Have heard terms like UNIX 95, X/Open branding etc. tossed around. > http://www.xopen.org for references. Look at http://UNIX-systems.org for online single-unix specification. FreeBSD is not full compability with standart, (for example have no uid_t and gid_t), but near 95% of standart work. > das > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Interested in Vegetarianism? Vegetarian Restaurant Trek > Web http://www.VegInfo.com 712 Bancroft Road #320 > e-mail info@VegInfo.com (subject Help) Walnut Creek, CA 94598 > Interactive Voice/fax Response (510) 256-8420 USA -- @= //RSSH mailto://Ruslan@Shevchenko.Kiev.UA
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