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UNIX Wars – The Battle for Standards
UNIX Wars – The Battle for Standards.
The road to Unix as we know it today is a long and winding one. Turbulent times meant that the core of UNIX was split between two factions that went to war. In this article, we tell the story of these UNIX wars and their outcomes.
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