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Progressingamerica: Link

2022-06-16T06:07:22Z

Link

DavidB4-bot: /* External links */HTTP --> HTTPS, replaced: http://www.kernel.org → https://www.kernel.org

2019-04-03T22:19:24Z

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DavidB4-bot: clean up

2016-06-23T15:08:11Z

clean up

DavidB4: category tweak (manual of style)

2016-03-31T15:08:47Z

category tweak (manual of style)

DavidB4: Holy TAR! Cleaned up most of the irrelevant info (especially in the see also section)

2016-01-07T17:42:14Z

Holy TAR! Cleaned up most of the irrelevant info (especially in the see also section)

DavidB4: fixed category to Operating Systems

2015-12-29T18:51:27Z

fixed category to Operating Systems

TheAmericanRedoubt: Added hyperlinks and Proof Read and Categories and See Also

2014-12-08T21:30:13Z

Added hyperlinks and Proof Read and Categories and See Also

Brenden: Mac is also UNIX compliant under the 1 unix specification

2013-01-16T04:57:47Z

Mac is also UNIX compliant under the 1 unix specification

RJJensen: Reverted edits by Hazudra (Talk) to last version by Ed Poor

2009-07-08T00:37:44Z

Reverted edits by Hazudra (Talk) to last version by Ed Poor

Hazudra at 00:36, July 8, 2009

2009-07-08T00:36:31Z

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 In the 1990s AT&T sold Unix to [[Novell]].  Novell transferred the trademark to [[X/Open]] in 1994,<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#</ref> which in turn licensed it for use on any operating system which met the [[Single Unix Specification]],<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#7</ref> separating the name "Unix" from the original Unix source code.  X/Open is now part of [[The Open Group]], having merged with [[The Open Software Foundation]].
-Novell later sold its business of licensing and supporting [[System V]] Unix (the direct descendant of the original AT&T Unix) to [[The Santa Cruz Operation]], commonly called "SCO"; exactly which rights were sold, and whether the copyright itself was sold, is part of the dispute in the [[SCO v. Novell]] lawsuit.  In 2000, [[Caldera Systems]] purchased the server software division of SCO, which then changed its name to [[Tarantella]].  In 2002, Caldera changed its name to [[The SCO Group]].
+Novell later sold its business of licensing and supporting [[UNIX System V]] (the direct descendant of the original AT&T Unix) to [[The Santa Cruz Operation]], commonly called "SCO"; exactly which rights were sold, and whether the copyright itself was sold, is part of the dispute in the [[SCO v. Novell]] lawsuit.  In 2000, [[Caldera Systems]] purchased the server software division of SCO, which then changed its name to [[Tarantella]].  In 2002, Caldera changed its name to [[The SCO Group]].
 In 2003, SCO filed lawsuits against [[IBM]], [[Autozone]] and [[Daimler-Chrysler]] for using Linux, an open source clone of Unix developed for the PC by [[Linus Torvalds]] and others over [[USENET]].  Simultaneously, SCO declared it was entitled to a license fee of $699 for every copy of Linux in use anywhere.  Novell in turn sued SCO for slander of title and ordered SCO to drop the suits.  All of these court actions are still moving through the federal legal system in Utah. If SCO wins, millions of Linux users will be liable for licensing fees, potentially bankrupting all but the wealthiest users.

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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.kernel.org/ The Linux Kernel Archives]
+*[https://www.kernel.org/ The Linux Kernel Archives]
 *[http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Main_Page The Linux Foundation]
 *[http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html#id2877917 Basics of the Unix Philosophy]

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 Over time improvements to Unix were developed by others under license from AT&T.   They used the AT&T source code but generally did not use its Unix trademark.  Important examples from the 1980s include [[BSD]], [[SunOS]] and [[Xenix]].
-In the 1990s AT&T sold Unix to [[Novell]].  Novell transferred the trademark to [[X/Open]] in 1994<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#</ref>, which in turn licensed it for use on any operating system which met the [[Single Unix Specification]]<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#7</ref>, separating the name "Unix" from the original Unix source code.  X/Open is now part of [[The Open Group]], having merged with [[The Open Software Foundation]].
+In the 1990s AT&T sold Unix to [[Novell]].  Novell transferred the trademark to [[X/Open]] in 1994,<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#</ref> which in turn licensed it for use on any operating system which met the [[Single Unix Specification]],<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#7</ref> separating the name "Unix" from the original Unix source code.  X/Open is now part of [[The Open Group]], having merged with [[The Open Software Foundation]].
 Novell later sold its business of licensing and supporting [[System V]] Unix (the direct descendant of the original AT&T Unix) to [[The Santa Cruz Operation]], commonly called "SCO"; exactly which rights were sold, and whether the copyright itself was sold, is part of the dispute in the [[SCO v. Novell]] lawsuit.  In 2000, [[Caldera Systems]] purchased the server software division of SCO, which then changed its name to [[Tarantella]].  In 2002, Caldera changed its name to [[The SCO Group]].
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-==See Also==
+==See also==
 * [[Tails (operating system)|Tails Anonymous Secure Operating System]]
 * [[Linux]]
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 [[Category:Free Software]]
-==External Links==
+==External links==
 *[http://www.kernel.org/ The Linux Kernel Archives]
 *[http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/Main_Page The Linux Foundation]
 *[http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html#id2877917 Basics of the Unix Philosophy]

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 [[Category:Technology]]
 [[Category:Internet]]
-[[Category:Information technology]]
+[[Category:Information Technology]]
 [[Category:Free Software]]

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 Today, the main AT&T branch of Unix is nearly irrelevant, having been eclipsed by the Unix-like [[Linux]] operating system and the various [[BSD]] derivatives.  [[Sun]]'s [[OpenSolaris]] and [[HP]]'s [[HP-UX]], and Mac OS are the only offshoots of [[SVR4]] still in development and widespread use.
 ==See Also==
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 * [[Linux]]
 * [[Apple Computer]] [[MacOS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]]
 * [[Apple Computer|Apple]] [[iOS]] for [[iPhone]]-[[iPod]]-[[iPad]]
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Linux]]
 [[Category:Operating Systems]]
 [[Category:Technology]]
 [[Category:Internet]]

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 [[Category:Linux]]
-[[Category:Operating System]]
+[[Category:Operating Systems]]
 [[Category:Apps]]
 [[Category:First Amendment]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:37, July 8, 2009
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−	~~God is dead, America~~ is a ~~horrible place to live, Global Warming~~ and ~~Greenhouse gasses are linked, Abortion is a choice~~, the ~~pope~~ was ~~and is a nazi~~, ~~abstinence only education fails, and Evolution is a fact. The bible cannot answer all questions~~. ~~For~~ any ~~questions please visit www.ebaumsworld~~.~~com~~	+	'''Unix''' is a family of related or similar multi-tasking operating systems originally developed by [[Bell Labs]] in the late 1960s and 1970s for [[mini-computers]], such as the [[PDP-11]]. Unix was developed by [[C (programming language)\|C]] programmers, probably because C was also developed by Bell Labs. "Unix has never really made any inroads on the desktop."

−	-~~Hazudra~~	+	Over time improvements to Unix were developed by others under license from AT&T. They used the AT&T source code but generally did not use its Unix trademark. Important examples from the 1980s include [[BSD]], [[SunOS]] and [[Xenix]].
		+
		+	In the 1990s AT&T sold Unix to [[Novell]]. Novell transferred the trademark to [[X/Open]] in 1994<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#</ref>, which in turn licensed it for use on any operating system which met the [[Single Unix Specification]]<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#7</ref>, separating the name "Unix" from the original Unix source code. X/Open is now part of [[The Open Group]], having merged with [[The Open Software Foundation]].
		+
		+	Novell later sold its business of licensing and supporting [[System V]] Unix (the direct descendant of the original AT&T Unix) to [[The Santa Cruz Operation]], commonly called "SCO"; exactly which rights were sold, and whether the copyright itself was sold, is part of the dispute in the [[SCO v. Novell]] lawsuit. In 2000, [[Caldera Systems]] purchased the server software division of SCO, which then changed its name to [[Tarantella]]. In 2002, Caldera changed its name to [[The SCO Group]].
		+
		+	In 2003, SCO filed lawsuits against [[IBM]], [[Autozone]] and [[Daimler-Chrysler]] for using Linux, an open source clone of Unix developed for the PC by [[Linus Torvalds]] and others over [[USENET]]. Simultaneously, SCO declared it was entitled to a license fee of $699 for every copy of Linux in use anywhere. Novell in turn sued SCO for slander of title and ordered SCO to drop the suits. All of these court actions are still moving through the federal legal system in Utah. If SCO wins, millions of Linux users will be liable for licensing fees, potentially bankrupting all but the wealthiest users.
		+
		+	Today, the main AT&T branch of Unix is nearly irrelevant, having been eclipsed by the Unix-like [[Linux]] operating system and the various [[BSD]] derivatives. [[Sun]]'s [[OpenSolaris]] and [[HP]]'s [[HP-UX]] are the only offshoots of [[SVR4]] still in development and widespread use.
		+
		+	==References==
		+	<references/>
		+
		+	==External Links==
		+	*[http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html#id2877917 Basics of the Unix Philosophy]
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		+	[[category:Operating Systems]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:36, July 8, 2009
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−	~~'''Unix'''~~ is a ~~family of related or similar multi-tasking operating systems originally developed by [[Bell Labs]] in the late 1960s~~ and ~~1970s for [[mini-computers]]~~, ~~such as~~ the ~~[[PDP-11]]. Unix~~ was ~~developed by [[C (programming language)\|C]] programmers~~, ~~probably because C was also developed by Bell Labs~~. ~~"Unix has never really made~~ any ~~inroads on the desktop~~."	+	God is dead, America is a horrible place to live, Global Warming and Greenhouse gasses are linked, Abortion is a choice, the pope was and is a nazi, abstinence only education fails, and Evolution is a fact. The bible cannot answer all questions. For any questions please visit www.ebaumsworld.com

−	Over time improvements to Unix were developed by others under license from AT&T. They used the AT&T source code but generally did not use its Unix trademark. Important examples from the 1980s include [[BSD]], [[SunOS]] and [[Xenix]].	+	-Hazudra
−
−	In the 1990s AT&T sold Unix to [[Novell]]. Novell transferred the trademark to [[X/Open]] in 1994<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#</ref>, which in turn licensed it for use on any operating system which met the [[Single Unix Specification]]<ref>http://www.unix.org/questions_answers.html#7</ref>, separating the name "Unix" from the original Unix source code. X/Open is now part of [[The Open Group]], having merged with [[The Open Software Foundation]].
−
−	Novell later sold its business of licensing and supporting [[System V]] Unix (the direct descendant of the original AT&T Unix) to [[The Santa Cruz Operation]], commonly called "SCO"; exactly which rights were sold, and whether the copyright itself was sold, is part of the dispute in the [[SCO v. Novell]] lawsuit. In 2000, [[Caldera Systems]] purchased the server software division of SCO, which then changed its name to [[Tarantella]]. In 2002, Caldera changed its name to [[The SCO Group]].
−
−	~~In 2003, SCO filed lawsuits against [[IBM]], [[Autozone]] and [[Daimler~~-Chrysler]] for using Linux, an open source clone of Unix developed for the PC by [[Linus Torvalds]] and others over [[USENET]]. Simultaneously, SCO declared it was entitled to a license fee of $699 for every copy of Linux in use anywhere. Novell in turn sued SCO for slander of title and ordered SCO to drop the suits. All of these court actions are still moving through the federal legal system in Utah. If SCO wins, millions of Linux users will be liable for licensing fees, potentially bankrupting all but the wealthiest users.
−
−	Today, the main AT&T branch of Unix is nearly irrelevant, having been eclipsed by the Unix-like [[Linux]] operating system and the various [[BSD]] derivatives. [[Sun]]'s [[OpenSolaris]] and [[HP]]'s [[HP-UX]] are the only offshoots of [[SVR4]] still in development and widespread use.
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−	~~==References==~~
−	~~<references/>~~
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−	~~==External Links==~~
−	*[http://www.faqs.org/docs/artu/ch01s06.html#id2877917 Basics of the Unix Philosophy]
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−	~~[[category:Operating Systems]]~~