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Unix wars

struggles between vendors of the Unix computer operating system in the late 1980s and early 1990s to set the standard for Unix thenceforth
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Unix wars

Summary

Unix wars is a group conflict[1]. It draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (group_conflict category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Unix wars's instance of is recorded as group conflict[3].
  • Unix wars's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02hyph[4].
  • Unix wars's participating team is recorded as Open Software Foundation[5].
  • Unix wars's participating team is recorded as Unix International[6].
  • Unix wars's start of work period is recorded as +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Unix wars's end of work period is recorded as +1993-03-17T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

Unix wars draws 101 Wikipedia views per month (group_conflict category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Unix wars. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/unix-wars
MLA “Unix wars.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/unix-wars.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_unix-wars_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Unix wars}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/unix-wars}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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