Jon Trygve Utne wrote:
> On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Karsten Johansson wrote:
>
> > Since SCO is the only Unix with the legal rights to use the name "Unix", maybe we
> > should use *their* directory structure exclusively.
>
> I don't think this is correct.
>
> SCO now owns the USL (Unix Systems Laboratories) which they purchased from
> Novell. This in turn means that SCO owns the SystemV code.
> If you want to use sysV code in your OS, you'll have to license it from
> SCO.
>
> Unix, however, is a registered trademark of The Open Group
> (www.opengroup.org).
> Every OS that gets a Unix95 or UNIX98 brand from the Open Group, are
> entitled to use "Unix" as part of their product name.
> That's why Compaq can name their OS "Tru64 Unix".
>
> To read more about the Unix brand and the Single Unix Specification,
> take a look at this site:
>
> http://www.UNIX-systems.org/
I wonder why Linux isn't "branded". Is it because Linux fails some technical
conformance criterion or is it because no one wants to put up the money to get the
brand?
Paul Abrahams
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