Can GNU Ever Be Unix?

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Sunday August 01, 2004 @11:40AM from the how-much-wood-could-a-woodchuck-chuck dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The question isn't whether Linux can be certified as Unix. At least some distributions no doubt can. But who would pay for it? And is it worth the trouble? Jem Matzan asks these questions on NewsForge, and reminds us that the Open Group, not SCO, owns the Unix trademark,"

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Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @11:49AM (#9857913)

GNU = GNU's Not UNIX...

Have to change that to say GIU Is UNIX :p

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Maybe we should just ask SCO (Score:4, Funny)

by nicholaides ( 459516 ) writes: <mike...nicholaides@@@gmail...com> on Sunday August 01, 2004 @11:50AM (#9857917) Homepage

Can GNU ever be unix?

I don't know. Maybe we should just ask SCO. They would probably have a reasonable opinion.

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Re:It's GNU/Linux! (Score:2, Funny)

by Jon Proesel ( 762574 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @11:54AM (#9857931) Homepage Journal

No, no, no. It's only GNU/Linux when those thieving Linux bastards don't give credit to the GNU folks, by calling the OS just 'Linux'.

RMS has no problem with you just calling it GNU.

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Re:Can GNU ever be UNIX? (Score:5, Funny)

by JeremyR ( 6924 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @11:54AM (#9857932)

I suppose that if a certification were awarded, the acronym could be changed to "GNU's Now Unix." :-)

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Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @12:04PM (#9857967)

GNU = GNU is Now Unix

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Re:funny thing (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @12:05PM (#9857977)

Are you Unix? Are you not Unix? If you answered "yes" to both of these questions, then GNUU might be exactly what you're looking for!

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When GNU = Unix? (Score:5, Funny)

by . visplek . ( 788207 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @12:06PM (#9857979)

When GNU is Unix, LAME must be an MP3 encoder and WINE must be an emulator.

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Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

by aled ( 228417 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @12:28PM (#9858054)

No, no! RMS will tell you it is GNU/Unix.
Wait... GNU/Unix=GNU is Not Unix/Unix=(GNU is not Unix) is not Unix/Unix... Stack Overflow/Divide Error... my... head... hurts...

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Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @12:41PM (#9858105)

It is very simple:
GNU/Unix = Gnu is Now Unix / Unix (using the new expansion of GNU)
Unix/Unix = 1
=> GNU/Unix -> Gnu is Now.
Takeover of the world accomplished!

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Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

by xSquaredAdmin ( 725927 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @01:51PM (#9858445)

Or...

GNU/Unix
= (GNU is not Unix)/Unix
= GNU is not

Thus, we can see that if GNU became Unix, GNU would not be. :p

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Breaking News (Score:3, Funny)

by mslinux ( 570958 ) writes: on Sunday August 01, 2004 @02:56PM (#9858809)

GNU (GNU's not Unix) has been certified Unix. In other news... Richard Stallman died today of a sudden heart attack.

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Re:Close enough (Score:3, Funny)

by T-Ranger ( 10520 ) writes: <jeffw@NoSPAm.chebucto.ns.ca> on Sunday August 01, 2004 @03:12PM (#9858870) Homepage

By that logic, would CP/M not be VMS?

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Can GNU Ever Be Unix?

Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

Maybe we should just ask SCO (Score:4, Funny)

Re:It's GNU/Linux! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Can GNU ever be UNIX? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:1, Funny)

Re:funny thing (Score:1, Funny)

When GNU = Unix? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux (Score:5, Funny)

Breaking News (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Close enough (Score:3, Funny)

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