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Re: Free system that could be "real Unix".
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Tim Smith |
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Re: Free system that could be "real Unix". |
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Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:50:27 -0700 |
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In article <1192057714.517875.320220@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
mike3 <mike4ty4@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Would it be possible to construct a Free (note the capital "F")
> operating system that would be capable of meeting all the UNIX
> standards (POSIX, SUS, etc.) precisely enough to be able to be
> certified by The Open Group as UNIX(R), ie. "real Unix" (you need
> certification to even call a system "Unix", not just to call it
> "UNIX(R)", by the way), even if actually _getting_ the certification
> might be difficult (since it's so !!!!ing expensive)?
Well, OS X 10.5 is certified Unix. Since OS X basically consists of a
free OS (Darwin) with a non-free GUI on top of it, presumably Darwin
would be able to pass certification on its own.
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--Tim Smith
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., (continued)
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., John Paul Wallington, 2007/10/12
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., Christopher Browne, 2007/10/14
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., mike3, 2007/10/16
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., Christopher Browne, 2007/10/16
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., mike3, 2007/10/17
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., John Hasler, 2007/10/17
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., Stephane CHAZELAS, 2007/10/18
- Re: Free system that could be "real Unix"., mike3, 2007/10/17
Re: Free system that could be "real Unix".,
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