Currently UNIX is a trademark of the OpenGroup and its source code ownership is claimed by the The SCO Group . The previous owner of UNIX trademark, Novell is still fighting with SCO over some issues.
The point to note here is that SCO Corp had brought only certain rights to UNIX Source from the then current owner, Novell Corporation. Novell had retained all the patent rights of UNIX with them, and still retains those rights. So speaking legally, i'm also clueless who is the current owner of UNIX. btw, Novell is a huge monster. If Novell wins the case, SCO will have to file bankrupcy application.
prakash kerala:
Mac OS - X is based on Mach, BSD and NeXTSTEP hence Apple Computers likes to call it UNIX-Based distribution.It can never call it a UNIX distribution.
And for that matter, even Linux kernel is quoted to be UNIX-Clone, and not UNIX itself.
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