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From: peter@bonkers.taronga.com (Peter da Silva)
Subject: Re: Is *BSD Unix? (was: Re: Is FreeBSD free?)
Organization: Taronga Park BBS
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References: <1994Dec2.034142.18344@mcshub.dcss.mcmaster.ca> <3btcgl$4ko@csos.orst.edu> <D0E9oL.A45@bonkers.taronga.com> <1994Dec8.084044.2820@durie.wanganui.gen.nz>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 20:59:49 GMT
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In article <1994Dec8.084044.2820@durie.wanganui.gen.nz>,
Liam Greenwood <liam@durie.wanganui.gen.nz> wrote:
>Peter da Silva (peter@bonkers.taronga.com) wrote:
>> Real UNIX is whatever Dennis Ritchie has on his desk.

>> Right now, I've been told, that's Plan 9.

>No, no, no... Real UNIX is what Ken Thompson has [...]

Yeh yeh yeh, I know I shoulda said Ken Thompson. BUT Ken doesn't
read news, and DMR does. And occasionally responds to things like
this.  <grin>