Talk:Unix

Actually, capitalizing UNIX is more a matter of preference, it's not the prefered way Unix is spelled, especially considering that it's not an acronym. If anything, the correct way to spell it would be simply Unix.

UNIX is in all caps on www.unix-systems.org/. Apparently, UNIX, the trademarked name for an operating system is in all caps. We'd better get this distinction straight; it probably even merits two separate articles. Correction: both capitalizations refer to the same thing; the all caps thing had something to do with overuse of troff. See the Jargon File on the subject...

EvilSporkMan 16:17, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)

I have a strong preference for "unix" because I don't think it is a proper noun. The current holder of the Unix trademark (X/Open?) would prefer that we all stick to Unix, but I see no reason we shouldn't express our view that unix is a descriptive noun describing a class of operating systems. Writing it "unix" is a good way to make the point.

Muir 17:38, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)

programing laguage UNIX was written in ??
wasent UNIX written is assembly first, then ported to C ? .... thats what History of unix implies in its timeline for 1973

Yep. Crazyeddie 02:26, Nov 3, 2004 (EST)