Re: Bell Labs Plans Big 50th Anniversary Event For Unix

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]> Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:34:32 +1300

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On Mon, 14 Oct 2019 12:25:28 +1300, Peter Reutemann quoted:

> 'Photographer Peter Adams launched a "Faces of Open Source" portrait
> project in 2014. This week he posted a special announcement on the web
> site of Bell Labs:
> 
> Later this month, Bell Labs will celebrate the 50th anniversary of
> Unix with a special two day "Unix 50" event at their historic Murray
> Hill headquarters.'

Which is odd, because Unix was never Open Source
<http://www.softpanorama.org/People/Torvalds/Finland_period/att_lawsuit_as_a_launcher_for_linux.shtml>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIX_System_Laboratories,_Inc._v._Berkeley_Software_Design,_Inc.>.
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