Licensing the Test Suite: The Open Group License

The Open Group is a standards organization that promotes, among other things, standards relating to UNIX. It also owns the UNIX certification mark that is registered around the world, and it manages a program to certify UNIX implementations by other companies. Versions of UNIX that meet the Open Group's specifications may carry the UNIX certification mark.

Certification requires testing. Under trademark law in most countries, the certifying organization must ensure that its certification marks are used only on tested and approved products. Otherwise the certification mark may be lost. A certifying organization (e.g., The Open Group) is responsible for verifying the quality of the certified goods. ...

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