Subj : OFFLINE READER NEEDED
To   : Scott Little
From : David Bowerman
Date : Sat Aug 12 2000 03:33 am

Scott Little wrote in a message to David Bowerman:

 SL>> a) if macos has 'a UNIX foundation' then why isn't Apple paying
 SL>> royalties to  The Open Group (who own UNIX)?

 DB> Perhaps for much the same reason Linus Torvalds doesn't pay 
 DB> royalties.

 SL> Ah, but Linus isn't claiming Linux has 'a UNIX foundation' - Linux
 SL> is a UNIX-like clone. MacOS, according to Martin, has 'a UNIX
 SL> foundation' meaning Apple used UNIX as the basis of MacOS versions
 SL> 1-9.

 SL> </nitpick>

Arguing that Linux does not have a Unix foundation is a trifle risible at best. 
 Independently programmed so no royalties and perhaps fortunately, in a milieu 
where look/feel lawsuits are not popular.

Regards,
       David

.... Our reasoning is parallel, our opinions coincide, but you're still wrong.

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