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Someone emailed Ken Thompson about the UNICS to UNIX namechange. Actually got a reply (files.mastodon.social)
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[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

A Canadian distro?

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I dig it. Make it so

[–] tux0r@snac.rosaelefanten.org 1 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

OpenBSD exists

[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Famously, not a Linux distro

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 hours ago

O Penbee Esdee

[–] meowmeow@quokk.au 1 points 11 hours ago

Nice.