Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!frodo@wlcrjs.uucp From: frodo@wlcrjs.uucp Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: Trademark solution - finally an acronym Message-ID: <6506@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sat, 8-Dec-84 20:52:15 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6506 Posted: Sat Dec 8 20:52:15 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 03:00:50 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 13 In article <4210@rochester.UUCP> ken@seneca.UUCP (Sue-Ken Yap) writes: >>If we (in theory) can't use "UNIX" as a noun, how about "UOS" as an >>acronym for "Unix Operating System." People have been wanting >>"Unix" to stand for something for years, finally we have a motive >>to meet this need :-) . >> >>PS : Unix is a trademark of AT&T Bell Labs (almost forgot!) > >UOS sounds too much like You Owe Us :-} > That makes it perfect! (Judging by AT&T's price schedule for the BLTJ UN*X issue) :-) Jim Scardelis