Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 11th Jun 2003 21:39 UTC
Law and Order 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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Umm, was that a joke?
by Anonymous on Thu 12th Jun 2003 01:33 UTC

april_fool, that's exactly what they do. The question is what is their claim against Apple if they are only doing what others have done for years.

But OG specifically does certify Genuine UNIX.

Where've you been?