Forum spell bug: Un*x

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klumy
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Forum spell bug: Un*x

Post by klumy »

the XNview Forum shows

XnView - Un*x
Questions, suggestions, and answers for XnView on all Un*x platforms (Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Mac OS, ...)

But it must be Unix instead of Un*x
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Post by ckit »

I think it's deliberately spelt that way as a bit of fun.
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And…

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:) Hi All!

- Maybe too to avoid problems with the owner of that name ? It has been recovered and registered…

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Post by helmut »

The idea behind "Un*x" is to emphasize that this is not just Unix, but Linux, HP UX, MAC OSX, ...
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Post by Guest »

Then it should be used a popular name : *nix
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