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From: leisner@hydrus (Marty Leisner x71348 )
Subject: What is unix?
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Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 01:16:23 GMT
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Here's a letter I'm sending to Open Systems Today.
I can't believe they said BSD/386 is a "unix lookalike".
To: mail@utoday.com
Subject: What is Unix?
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In your article in Open System's Today (June 21) on BSD/386 you
said:
"BSD/386 is not Unix however. It is a Unix-like operating
system derived from the NET2 release..."
I'm not sure I understand what your saying? Are you putting
this in the same class as Linux, Minix, Lynx, QNX and everything
which ends in n[i]x?
Even though BSD/386 is not stamped Unix by USL, it is very
much BSD unix...
--
Marty Leisner leisner@eso.mc.xerox.com leisner.henr801c@xerox.com
The Feynman problem solving Algorithm
1) Write down the problem
2) Think real hard
3) Write down the answer
Murray Gell-mann in the NY Times