On Dec 29, 2007 7:16 PM, Paul G. Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
> >
>
> The correct term is UNIX like or UNIX type. Not all the systems above
> are UNIX certified operating systems (See
> http://www.opengroup.org/certification/unix-home.html). Linux is not a
> UNIX operating system and is not certified as UNIX, but it is a UNIX
> type OS.
>
> Only operating systems that have qualified as UNIX can legally use the
> term. Most references we see to UNIX operating systems are incorrect, at
> least in part.
Just to peek into the can of worms, Unix certification is a legalism,
and a scheme to make money for the Open Group.
carl
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