free sco unix

[Matthew Seaman]

On 16/06/2011 13:52, Peter Vereshagin wrote:
> You can't take no for an answer, freebsd-questions!
> 2011/06/15 17:08:31 -0400 Chris Brennan <xaero at xaerolimit.net> => To Thomas Hansen :
> CB> FreeBSD is a UNIX-like clone, which is indeed free, whereas UNIX is 
> CB> still the proprietary property of AT&T/Bell Labs.
> 
> unix is a trademark of novell.com.

Unix (note capitalization) is actually a trademark of the Open Group:
http://www.unix.org/

It's been owned by them for more than ten years, but it was passed
around between various owners quite a bit before that.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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