Re: UNIX vs. Unix

[Bill Marcotte <billm -at- EICON -dot- COM>]

It seems to me that the lowercase Unix is entrenched as a generic term while
the uppercase UNIX is used when talking about specific systems. Can this be
the case or am I missing something? For e.g., if I write:

"Linux is a Unix clone"

I'm within my rights to use lowercase. But if I write:

"If you are using the Digital UNIX system..."

You would be obliged to use uppercase UNIX.

Bill



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karen Farrell [mailto:kfarrell -at- GXT -dot- COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:09 AM
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> Subject: UNIX vs. Unix
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> RB,
>
>
> UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
> countries,
> licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd.
>
> Some companies use Unix as their style, and I've seen it
> initial capped
> in a lot of other places, but that is wrong! You can't just go around
> changing trademarked names. (I guess you can, but it's still wrong.)
>
> Karen
>
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