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From: jgreely@morganucodon.cis.ohio-state.edu (J Greely)
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Subject: Re: 4.4BSD Release
Date: 7 Jul 1993 13:14:51 -0400
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In-reply-to: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu's message of 06 Jul 1993 23:42:30 GMT

In article <MIB.93Jul6194230@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu
 (Michael I Bushnell) writes:
>Some other thing (GNU, for example, or Linux, or 386 BSD) which don't
>include the AT&T Unix code, nor are derived from it, cannot call
>themselves Unix.

Really?  So what section of the bookstore would you go looking in for
a book on GNU or Linux?  The "strongly resembles UNIX(R), but is not a
USL product" section or the "Unix" section?
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J Greely (jgreely@cis.ohio-state.edu; osu-cis!jgreely)