[net.unix-wizards] What"s the difference between UNIX and UN*X?

bj (10/27/82)

There are legal problems with using UNIX (tm). Every time you mention it,
the lawyers at Ma Bell want you to say it is a registered trademark of
somebody.  They also want the word to be an adjective ("The UNIX system"
rather than "UNIX").  Since I would never want to cause them problems
(I don't want to lose my phone), I avoid using the "adjective" UNIX.
Instead I use the (non-trademarked) noun UN*X.
					B.J.
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