Posted on 10/27/2005 8:49:24 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Is this a verified legal copy of Unix, or is it still possibly illegal? With these clones born overseas you constantly have to wonder.
You only "have to wonder" if you're a MS shill trying to keep people from exploring other possibilities. Give it up.
Thanks for the Minix info.. interesting.
Aww they dont plan on selling those?...
How do you define illegal?
I'll go look...
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I haven't tried it.
The free version just came out on Oct 20.
I think it is real basic....DOS before Windows like....
Will the name calling never stop with you people?
Direct descendant? Are you sure of this, and also claiming that all derivatives of this source are 100% freeware?
Why did you come here to make that comment?
Since there are several excellent versions of bonafide US-born Unix available, such as Sun Solaris and Apple OSX, which are completely legal copies, I wouldn't want anyone using an illegal foreign copy instead, if that is possibly the case.
Defined as originally developed using copyrighted Unix code in any possible way, and then releasing it under a different license that allows infinite duplication.
It is much easier to find out if say... Open Source Minix is stealing code than MS so no, I am not 100% sure but I am far more sure of that then the windows box I am on now.. Given the Minix Kernel is a slim 4000 lines even SCO should be able to find out in less than three years..
Since there are several excellent versions of bonafide US-born Unix available, such as Sun Solaris and Apple OSX, which are completely legal copies
And neither of which meet the slim hardware usage that Minix meets it will run on far less than Solaris or OSX. So if I want to run something on a small old p120 I have lying in the closet what am I to do?
Does BSD count?
But you're not liable for illegal use if you use software with a warranty, which many vendors such as Microsoft provide. No users have ever been liable for anything they have ever been accused of.
You could easily run a version of SCO Unix on your P120, they have of course been doing legal versions of Unix on Intel longer than anyone. But since that is a legal version, it may not be free, which seems to be a higher priority on many people's list than whether it is a legal version or not.
Shall I venture a guess as to which you prefer? Are you going to call Shadowace into confession for his insults?
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