On Sat, December 29, 2007 1:26 pm, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > Chuck Esterbrook wrote: >> Which term should be used in documentation of, say, an open source >> project to refer to: >> Linux, BSD, Mac OS X, Solaris, HP-UX, etc. >> > > UNIX(TM) is a trademarked term. Then again, so is Linux(TM). > > UNIX: > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3o2eu2.3.57 > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3o2eu2.3.58 > > LINUX: > http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=3o2eu2.6.3 > > I don't like *NIX. I find it to be unprofessional. My vote is for UNIX > and UNIX-like; or just UNIX. > > Of course, it helps if you have actually proven that it works on a UNIX > system, such as Solaris, HP-UX and IRIX. > > Does anyone actually use IRIX anymore? > > -john >
What's wrong with Posix, which IIRC is a standard? -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
