Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jun 2003 21:39 UTC
Apple Computer is being sued by The Open Group, the San Francisco company that claims ownership of the Unix trademark, for using the term Unix in conjunction with its Mac OS X operating system without a license. Apple has countersued, asking a judge to declare that the trademark is invalid, because the term Unix has become generic. This legal battle, though separate from SCO's recent claim that Linux uses copyrighted Unix source code, adds further fire to the debate over the custody of Unix--the 30 plus-year old OS originally developed by AT&T.
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> I could swear I remember my local machead saying that MacOS was more UNIX than Linux was because it was officially recognised by the Open Group. Now it seems this isn't the case?
It surely is the case. MacOSX is a Unix. But that doesn't mean that you can use the name "unix" on your marketing materials just like that.