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From: evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch)
Subject: Re: Unix for PC
Message-ID: <D0I0Fn.Avr@telly.on.ca>
Organization: Sound Software Ltd., Brampton, Ontario
References: <3bvmo1$hgr@cascade.pnw.net> <D0Ex7E.2nv@ssbunews.ih.att.com> <3c4rhh$54a@bantu.provo.novell.com> <3c5cos$bhb@crl7.crl.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 1994 15:30:58 GMT
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In article <3c5cos$bhb@crl7.crl.com>,
J. Heather Patrick <jpatrick@crl.com> wrote:
>In article <3c4rhh$54a@bantu.provo.novell.com>,
> Darren R. Davis <darrend@bikini.USG.Sandy.Novell.COM> wrote:
>>UnixWare is just as capable OS as is Solaris.
>Not.
Hey, folks, this is really well intentioned and all, but has the makings
of a classic computer-religion noisefest. I thought everyone'd learned
their lessons after exposure to the Linux crew.
>1) cachefs
>2) better NFS in general
>3) thread support
>4) a much more standard and full set of code libraries
>5) a better X server
>6) a better X environment
>7) MAE availability [on sparc]
>8) working man pages
>9) a proper sysvr4 kernal that doesn't have to be compiled
>10) better compilers/tools available (centerline, purify, ...) [on sparc]
While hoping not to get (too deeply :-) dragged in, I'll note that
Heather's points 7 and 10 don't apply to this context, which is purely
one of Intel Solaris vs. Intel UnixWare.
Regardless of which side eventually wins this particular pissing match,
please try to use more useful adjectives than "better" or "more standard"
or (worst of all) "proper" when flying your particular flag in the future.
Some of us are actually interested in *meaningful* comparisons;
this wasn't one of them.
--
Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software Ltd., located in beautiful Brampton, Ontario
Novell Unix Master Reseller / evan@telly.on.ca / (905) 452-0504
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