From: David Wragg <dpw@doc.ic.ac.uk>
To: Rob Landley <telomerase@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Is there a Linux trademark issue with sun?
Date: 16 Dec 2000 15:08:56 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <y7rbsuc1jzr.fsf@sytry.doc.ic.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20001215192335.20019.qmail@web5203.mail.yahoo.com>
Rob Landley <telomerase@yahoo.com> writes:
> Remember, Linux uses
> Posix (although we don't SAY posix much because that's
> another trademark and nobody jumps through the hoops
> to re-test each new conbination of kernel version X
> with utility set Y).
POSIX is not a trademark. The name refers to an IEEE/ISO/IEC
standard.
You don't *have* to run any tests to claim that Linux (+ libc +
utilities) conforms to POSIX. But if you don't run a suitable test
suite, how can you be confident that it does conform to POSIX?
(The origin of the term POSIX may be a surprise to some. See
<URL:http://www.linuxcare.com/viewpoints/os-interviews/12-14-99.epl>).
David Wragg
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2000-12-15 19:23 Rob Landley
2000-12-16 15:08 ` David Wragg [this message]
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2000-12-15 2:27 Rob Landley
2000-12-15 4:44 ` Kevin A. Burton
2000-12-15 11:54 ` Igmar Palsenberg
2000-12-15 14:26 ` David Weinehall
2000-12-15 19:15 ` Igmar Palsenberg
2000-12-15 18:16 ` Larry McVoy
2000-12-15 12:37 ` Jon 'maddog' Hall, Executive Director, Linux International
2000-12-15 13:54 ` Rik van Riel
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