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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOlivei to Mike Easter   
   Re: DistroWatch Q&A: Advice for new Linu   
   31 Oct 25 23:02:43   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Fri, 31 Oct 2025 13:57:10 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:   
      
   > Linux did NOT 'copy' unix in the sense that word means in the world of   
   > *COPYRIGHT*.   
      
   “Unix” nowadays is just a trademark. If you use it to refer to the   
   original AT&T/Bell Labs code--none of that is worth copying any more.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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