"Dan Mahoney, System Admin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I recently noticed that Apple's new OS, Leopard, is Unix certified. > > I'd imagine that the big reason that FreeBSD hasn't done this yet is: > It costs a lot of money.
Yes, and has to be re-done regularly. > That said, if in theory one were to try to get the operating system > certified (say, to increase awareness and market share versus the > penguinistas)... > > a) approximately how much money is "a lot"? http://www.opengroup.org/openbrand/Brandfees.htm > and > > b) How far short, technically, does FreeBSD fall from the standard > (we'll ignore operational semantics for the time being) Compliance is an ongoing effort, but basically FreeBSD is pretty close. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
