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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"MacOSX is a Unix.
Not if it doesn't pass the testsuite for UNIX98 certification. And this is exactly why the Open Group is refusing to give the right to use the "Unix" name to Apple."
Apple isn't claiming X is a UNIX. They are saying it is based on Unix technology. Big difference.
"It's not the Open Group's fault if Apple are so clueless as to not being able to make MacOS X fully UNIX compliant."
Please. Pathetic slander. Apple has no interest in conforming to a meaningless spec. They have no interest in testing their OS every time they update it. If Apple wanted this certification, they could meet it.
To the contrary, I would propose Apple is so f'ing full of clues (Apple is very handy in court with respects to TM, copyright, and patent issues) that they fully pursued how their marketing materials would hold up in court. I'm sure they are all fully aware of what the BSDs have done in terms of their usage of the term UNIX (without being specified) without facing prosecution.
Silly, silly, Mario. Apple's got a clue. Do you?