> On Sat, 21 Oct 2000, Frederik Meerwaldt wrote:
>
> ->Differences... FreeBSD is a real Unix, while Linux is a ..how should I
>
> Hmmm. FreeBSD is not a UNIX, rather it's a UNIX alike OS. (Which really
> doesn't matter IMHO)
>
> Don't forget UNIX is a trademark of Open Group.
Actually, it's a trademark of USL, licensed to The Open Group.
People with paid up USL licenses are grandfathered to be able
to call it UNIX, since it's derived from USL sources.
I believe there was actually a full POSIX certification of a
version of Linux at one time, but it's certainly dated, and
the trademark usage rules have since changed.
I believe that the The Open Group license is exclusive, so I
don't know what impact Caldera's recent purchase has on their
ability to call Caldera Linux "UNIX".
Last time I checked, they wanted an unholy amount of money to
permit you to use the trademark, or they wanted a similar amount
for an SVR4 source license, so there was practically no difference
in the money they got out of the deal (so I guess the value is in
the name, not the code). On a similar note, Novell was licensing
NetWare for UNIX for $150,000, the Netware for UNIX Client for
$100,000, or you could get UNIX sources and both NetWare products
for $250,000, which also makes a statement about the value of the
SVR4 source code...
Terry Lambert
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