From: | darcy(at)druid(dot)net (D'Arcy J(dot)M(dot) Cain) |
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To: | martin(at)biochemistry(dot)ucl(dot)ac(dot)uk |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] PostgreSQL - the Linux of Databases... |
Date: | 1998-03-04 04:31:14 |
Message-ID: | m0yA5pq-00000oC@druid.net |
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Thus spake Andrew Martin
> > Of course it is. It has direct lineage back the Bell Labs. There is
> > no AT&T code left in but you can most definitely say "BSD Unix" where
> > you can't say "Linux Unix." For many years Berkeley was the main
> > development hotbed for Unix. In fact, BSD was eventually fed back
> > into SVR4.
>
> 'fraid it isn't. Unix is a trademark and can only be applied to systems
> which the trademark owner approves. Just 'cos the code has a certain
> heritage doesn't mean that the current version is approved. There is
> a FAQ somewhere which discusses all the issues - I forget the details.
Sure, sure. It isn't Unix if there's a liar^H^H^Hawyer in the room
but we know who it's parents are.
> > BTW, which version of Linux was Posix certified and who paid for it?
> It was Linux-FT - I believe the company producing it is now defunct :-(
Figures. Perhaps they should have spent their money elsewhere. I don't
know anyone personally who is really impressed with Posix certification.
Those who really understand know that it is meaningless and those that
don't could care less. There's only a small constituency somewhere in
the middle there that think it is important and they aren't buying
anything that has any hint of "free" about it.
--
D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy(at){druid|vex}.net> | Democracy is three wolves
http://www.druid.net/darcy/ | and a sheep voting on
+1 416 424 2871 (DoD#0082) (eNTP) | what's for dinner.
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