* An ongoing debate between David Drummond and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

BR>> | DD>>> Who markets a package called 'unix"?
BR>>>>  isn't FreeBSD a true Unix variant?
BR> | DD>> A true variant?
BR>> i.e. closer to being a derivative of Unix than Linux 
| DD> Which particular Unix?

When someone says "Unix" I think BSD  but am no
expert. What is Bell
System V anyway?

| DD> Actually, I don't think Linux claims to be "a derivative of Unix",
| DD> more like "a Unix look-a-like". SCO may disagree.....

Linux was conceived as a "free/open-source replacement" for Unix
... says Linus
T. ... but you're right, derivative is probably the wrong word.

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