I've been talking about UNIX certification. You switched it to POSIX or, more likely, thought UNIX certification consisted only of POSIX compliance and I caught you on it.
you don't even understand something as basic as Unix and Linux being different operating system families.
They're both UNIX according to a creator of UNIX. You need to get your terminology straight, as "UNIX" has several different meanings.
You wanted to point out I support US products, and US intellectual property laws, while you'd rather criticize them and promote foreign alternatives as equal if not better?
I criticize them when they're wrong, and I criticize you when you show inconsistency. Open source GPL is bad because our enemies can get it, but BSD with an even more permissive license is good, then weasel when caught. Linux stole from UNIX, but forget UNIX stole from Multics.
As far as Linux, remember it's foreign-born, but these days hardly foreign in content (I know, "we're giving away tech" but you don't apply that to BSD, right?). I also can't remember when I've ever said Linux is better than other UNIX in general, so please point that out (except SCO's offerings, as they suck). Unlike you, I promote anything based solely on merit. If I promoted anything, it was where merit was warranted.
Interestingly, I see in the authoritative UNIX timeline that both Solaris and UNIXWare got code and/or concepts from Linux. Which one is stealing from which?
That's an extremely shallow opinion that misrepresents my position. I generally don't support open source, but if that's truely what you need you can use the American original, Unix, not the foreign clone Linux. That's what really sets you off, you've accused me of being xenophobic while you're mr. international. Fine if you want to be mr. international but as an American I prefer to use American products. And why would I want to use a cheap clone of anything, much less a cheap foreign clone of something originating from the US? Your xenophobic alarm bells are going off again I'm sure, but my preference for US products is good for America, is something I'm proud of, and if it makes you cringe more the better.