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IBM First To Receive UNIX 2003 Certification

Posted by timothy on from the gave-a-party-and-nobody-came dept.

Hobart writes "Last Wednesday, IBM's AIX was the first to receive the UNIX 2003 certification from The Open Group, beating out Sun, HP, SCO and the rest. No mention anywhere in the branded products register of any Linux/BSD distribution, or Mac OS X. Are any companies still developing software to this certification, or requiring it?"

3 of 167 comments (clear)

  1. Coinsidense? by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: -1, Troll

    Can this decision be related to the recent fact that IBM agreed to reduce dire working conditions (at least for some) workers?

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    Sincerely,
    Pan Tarhei Hosé, PhD.
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  2. Why companies don't care about UNIX2003 any longer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I think this picture explains it adequately. ;-)

  3. Linux ? by PureCreditor · · Score: 1, Troll

    BSD is a true Unix, so applying for the certification is reasonable, but wasn't Linux (or its predecessor Minix) a Unix-clone ? It can be POSIX-certified, but Unix-certified is a bit stretching the truth ? That's similar to a street bootlegger asking Louis Vuitton's Paris headquarters to certify their $15 LV bags for "authenticity."