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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"No, the OpenGroup should not let go, sorry. Unix is a registered trademark, as all the above"
I see what you're saying. Well, the thing is the term UNIX is preety generic. Hmm, so, then, instead of calling this OSes UNIX based or whatever, another therm should be used, like...hmm...I don't know...something to show their common root, or the similarities.
BTW: I like to eat apples, .... , so how in hell where they able to make a trademark out of it? Will they sue me if I will sell as Pear Computers or Banana Computers or even Potato Computers? Who knows, sure they will...
Just my 2c.