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Legally, NetBSD isn't actually Unix. The brand doesn't mean what people seem to think it means.
by msla 3y ago
Legally, NetBSD isn't actually Unix. The brand doesn't mean what people seem to think it means.
- yjftsjthsd-h 3y agoRight, "unix" roughly means - Derived from Bell Labs unix source - Legally allowed to use the UNIX trademark (AKA certified Unix) - A unix-shaped OS (similar but not 100% the same as POSIX complacence) and those things are basically independent. Most GNU/Linux are unix-likes but not derived from original unix code or certified, but there's been 1-2 that did get certified. The BSDs are (now quite distantly ) derived from unix source but not certified (although ex. UnixWare is IIRC). Solaris was all 3 but OpenSolaris and now illumos are obviously unix-like and still based on the original code but not certified UNIX™. (Take all this with a grain of salt; I'm typing this all from memory and IANAL)
- GrilledChips 3y agoThis isn't NetBSD. NetBSD broke off loooooooong after the release of BSD that Sun used to build this OS.