[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [cobalt-users] The Apple Raq
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] The Apple Raq
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon May 20 13:58:03 2002
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Paul Jacobs wrote:
> At 12:59 PM 5/20/2002, you wrote:
>
> >Incorrect. MacOS X/Darwin is based on FreeBSD. BSD is not unix, it is
> >another
> >clone, like Linux. Here is a cut'n'paste from the FreeBSD FAQ at:
> >
> >http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/introduction.html
Paul, FreeBSD is original BSD code. The reason they can't say it's unix
isn't because of the code; it's actually a trademark issue on the name
"unix".
But it is code upgraded from the original Berkeley Software Distribution
of Unix.
Jeff
--
Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Linux and Cobalt/Sun/RaQ Consulting
nobaloney.net
P. O. Box 52672, Riverside, CA 92517
voice: (909) 778-9980 * fax: (702) 548-9484