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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From the article "The Open Group wants Apple to have Mac OS X undergo testing to certify that it complies with its standards for software bearing the Unix name"
Problem is that Mac OSX will probably not comply to the standards and to make it comply it will probably mess up th system. (NO I really don't want a X windowed system with CDE)
The Fee is $110,000 which is a lot less then what this court room battle is going to cost, but making OSX a certified Unix?
Yes it is Unix based so is a lot of products that are not listed in the registered products area. I do not see any Linux, any of the BSDs.
Apple just just pull any reference to Unix