Subject: Unix Certification
To: None <netbsd-advocacy@netbsd.org>
From: fission <fission@mb.sympatico.ca>
List: netbsd-advocacy
Date: 03/19/2000 22:33:36
Hello,
I have been reading/posting to the comp.unix.admin NG for a bit now and
recently there has been some discussion over various *nix systems and
which were (not) Unix. I already knew that Linux wasn't Unix. But I
learned a couple things; namely that to be "Unix" you have to have
certification and also that NetBSD isn't Unix. (According to the official
trademark owners, whoever they may presently be).
In any case, I got to wondering, "why isn't NetBSD a Unix?" It certainly
seems to be a lot more Unix-like than Linux and even some of the other
real Unix systems I've used. Has anyone ever looked into obtaining
certification? What would be involved?
Thanks for your time,
--fission
(NB: please keep me on Cc as I do not subscribe to the advocacy list)