Re: The Unix Haters Handbook

Allen <slackwarewolf@comcast.net> writes:
> Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav <des@des.no> writes:
> > Allen <slackwarewolf@comcast.net> writes:
> > > Technically FreeBSD has more right than SCO UNIX to be called UNIX
> > No.  Unlike FreeBSD, SCO UnixWare is a direct descendent of the
> > original AT&T Unix.
> So is / was Free BSD. That's why AT&T sued.

It's not quite that simple.  Even at the time of the lawsuit, BSD had
very little AT&T code in it, and the lawsuit was sparked primarily by
BSDI's unauthorized use of the Unix trademark.  Read this:

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/kirkmck.html

BTW, FreeBSD is spelled in one word, not two.

DES
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Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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