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The name "UNIX®" (in caps) is a trademark held by [[http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix.html The Open Group]], and covers a wide range of specific implementations conforming to the [[http://www.unix.org/v3-apis.html Single UNIX Specification]] (currently at version 3).
 
The name "UNIX®" (in caps) is a trademark held by [[http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix.html The Open Group]], and covers a wide range of specific implementations conforming to the [[http://www.unix.org/v3-apis.html Single UNIX Specification]] (currently at version 3).
  
A few of the more commong implementations:
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A few of the more common Unix based operating systems ([[UBO]]):
  
 
* [[FreeBSD]]
 
* [[FreeBSD]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 23 November 2006

The word "Unix" refers to a fammily of operating systems descended from UNICS, way back in 1969. The [family tree] is quite interesting.

The name "UNIX®" (in caps) is a trademark held by [The Open Group], and covers a wide range of specific implementations conforming to the [Single UNIX Specification] (currently at version 3).

A few of the more common Unix based operating systems (UBO):