On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 09:14:02AM -0800, the Four O Clock Project wrote: > Jijo wrote : > > >It's the first time for me to come across the abbreviation "*nux". Takes a > >little getting used to, since I've always preferred the much longer "Linux > >distributions". > > > Let me define : > > nux = a general term for "Linux" who doesnt want to write the whole word Linux, or >"Linux Distributions".
Actually, *nix and Un*x were created years ago because AT&T owned the trademark to "Unix", and defended it when needed. When people wrote articles or whatever, they found it easier to type "Un*x" everywhere than to include "Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T" at the bottom of the article. "Unix" is still a trademark, I believe that SCO owns it these days. Michael -- Michael Darrin Chaney [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.michaelchaney.com/ _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
