Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:00:49 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Use of the UNIX Trademark Message-ID: <20011018110048.B95006@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <87adyq2md5.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>; from mcglk@artlogix.com on Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 10:43:34AM -0700 References: <01100820163507.00577@gunnar.weygold.edu> <000501c15083$5f1787c0$1401a8c0@tedm.placo.com> <20011010133330.I82541@wantadilla.lemis.com> <87adyq2md5.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com>
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On Wednesday, 17 October 2001 at 10:43:34 -0700, Ken McGlothlen wrote: > Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> writes: > >> Nobody's denying that there was a BSD UNIX. The question is, is FreeBSD BSD >> UNIX? The answer is "no". With the removal of the last of the AT&T code >> from BSD, it lost the right to be called UNIX. I believe this was also part >> of the out-of-court settlement with AT&T. > > UNIX ["UNIX" is a registered trademark of The Open Group] is mostly dead at > this point. But the trademark can still bite you in the rear, thanks to The > Open Group ["The Open Group" is a registered trademark of The Open Group]. > > That's okay, though. Its progeny live on, free and unencumbered. I'm pretty > sure we can say: > > FreeBSD has its historical roots in BSD UNIX 4.4 (UNIX is now a > registered trademark of The Open Group), and is. . . . > > After that point, you refer to it as a BSD operating system, or possibly a > Un*x-style operating system ["Un*x" is probably not a registered trademark of > The Open Group]. Of course, we can get caught if "BSD" is a trademark. Is it? > Whoops. Has anyone checked? Yes, of course. It belongs to Wind River Systems. We have permission to use it. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. If you don't, I may ignore the reply. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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