at files and permissions

John F. Haugh II jfh at rpp386.Dallas.TX.US
Sat Jul 8 23:48:08 AEST 1989


In article <8122 at bsu-cs.bsu.edu> dhesi at bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>The problem is easily solved.  Don't say (or even imply) "UNIX" at all
>unless you are sure you are making a general statement.  Just mention
>specifically what operating system and revision level you are
>discussing (e.g. "System V Release 3" or "4.3BSD").

The problem is even more easily solved than that.  Try to remember that
the string ``UNIX'' is a registered trademark of AT&T which is used
[ according to their lawyers ;-) ] to describe a particular product
produced by AT&T.

Since we are all using the most recent ;-) implementation of that AT&T
product, it should be safe to assume ``UNIX'' describes S5R3, until
such time as S5R4 is released.
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