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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It's complicated, however the truth bears on the matter of apple's intent. That much we can be assured of. I know the claim by SCO is totally baseless, and furthermore, lacks burden of proof to compare to allegations against the linux community.
Did apple intend to say their product is UNIX class performance, or "a real unix" or did they say OS X is UNIX. I know anytime you use a term like that in official documents, it's wise to add who the copyright holder is somewhere in the document. Windows is a wholly owned trademark of Microsoft, etc.(or is it? haha.. go back to openwindows days..)
Like I said, it's complicated...