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From: iialan@iifeak.swan.ac.uk (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
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Date: Thu, 17 Aug 1995 14:25:36 GMT
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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]

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