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Can GNU Ever Be Unix?

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Would have to then be GIU/Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    GNU = GNU's Not UNIX...

    Have to change that to say GIU Is UNIX :p

    1. Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      GNU = GNU is Now Unix

    2. Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux by aled · · Score: 5, Funny

      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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    3. Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      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!

    4. Re:Would have to then be GIU/Linux by xSquaredAdmin · · Score: 5, Funny

      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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  2. Maybe we should just ask SCO by nicholaides · · Score: 4, Funny

    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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  3. Re:It's GNU/Linux! by Jon+Proesel · · Score: 2, Funny

    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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  4. Re:Can GNU ever be UNIX? by JeremyR · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  5. Re:funny thing by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    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!

  6. When GNU = Unix? by .+visplek+. · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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  7. Breaking News by mslinux · · Score: 2, Funny

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

  8. Re:Close enough by T-Ranger · · Score: 2, Funny

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