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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!EU.net!uknet!info!iialan From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox) Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular? X-Nntp-Posting-Host: iifeak.swan.ac.uk Message-ID: <DDGLEp.MoD@info.swan.ac.uk> Sender: news@info.swan.ac.uk Organization: Institute For Industrial Information Technology References: <40ng5m$tr@sundog.tiac.net> <40q6mm$c0l@scotsman.ed.ac.uk> <40qem0$482@sundog.tiac.net> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 14:25:36 GMT Lines: 17 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:747 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:4479 comp.os.linux.advocacy:16504 In article <40qem0$482@sundog.tiac.net> Jim Williams <williams@tiac.net> writes: >Make it a bit easier for people to figure out how to get involved >then I'll add it to my group tree and change my .sig a bit. :) > >(I've been thinking of saying "Free Unix" anyway...) Not recommended - Linux is not Unix, FreeBSD/NetBSD are not Unix. At least not when lawyers are involved, the fact they are closer to the spirit than those using the name is irrelevant to a lawyer. Alan [since we are into http http://www.linux.org : http://www.linux.org.uk] -- ..-----------,,----------------------------,,----------------------------,, // Alan Cox // iialan@www.linux.org.uk // GW4PTS@GB7SWN.#45.GBR.EU // Redistribution of this message via the Microsoft Network is prohibited <A href="file:/dev/mouse">Click here to disable mouse.</A>