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Xref: sserve comp.unix.aix:48545 comp.unix.bsd:15497 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:7660 comp.unix.solaris:27961 comp.unix.unixware:14918 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!uwm.edu!news.alpha.net!news.mathworks.com!uhog.mit.edu!news.mtholyoke.edu!nntp.et.byu.edu!news.provo.novell.com!bikini!darrend From: darrend@bikini.USG.Sandy.Novell.COM (Darren R. Davis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware Subject: Re: Unix for PC Date: 8 Dec 1994 23:56:44 GMT Organization: Novell Inc. Lines: 62 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <3c86fs$3k5@bantu.Provo.Novell.COM> References: <3bvmo1$hgr@cascade.pnw.net> <STEINAR.HAUG.94Dec6203939@runit.sintef.no> <D0Ex7E.2nv@ssbunews.ih.att.com> <3c4rhh$54a@bantu.provo.novell.com> <3c5cos$bhb@crl7.crl.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bikini.usg.sandy.novell.com In article <3c5cos$bhb@crl7.crl.com>, jpatrick@crl.com (J. Heather Patrick) writes: |> In article <3c4rhh$54a@bantu.provo.novell.com>, |> Darren R. Davis <darrend@bikini.USG.Sandy.Novell.COM> wrote: |> > |> >Yet another subjective statement. What criteria was used in determining |> >feature rich. What features does Solaris have that are not present in |> >UnixWare? How many features does UnixWare have the Solaris doesn't? :^) |> >How about price? The value of UnixWare is not diminished at all if you |> >are not going to use the NetWare connectivity. UnixWare is just as capable |> >OS as is Solaris. |> |> |> Not. |> |> 1) cachefs Cache for what? Memory? How about memfs in UnixWare 2.0. |> 2) better NFS in general Again subjective, I want numbers! (Just as a note, where do you think we got our NFS implementation from?) |> 3) thread support UnixWare 2.0 |> 4) a much more standard and full set of code libraries Huh, more standard in what way? Who's standard? Sun's? Remember X/Open? Remember Unix Trademark? Remember XPG3/POSIX and any other standard you want to compare on? Give me a break. |> 5) a better X server Subject! Give me numbers. |> 6) a better X environment A non-standard X environment! |> 7) MAE availability [on sparc] Let's keep it apples to apples. Just Intel please. Besides, I fell that a Mac emulation environment is about as usefull as a DOS one. |> 8) working man pages Mine work fine. |> 9) a proper sysvr4 kernal that doesn't have to be compiled What does this mean? |> 10) better compilers/tools available (centerline, purify, ...) [on sparc] Sunsoft, Centerline, and Purify all ship for UnixWare. Why don't you check it out before you comment. |> |> |> Do you think 10 reasons comprises "more capable", or should I go on? |> |> Please do, how about some numbers next time. I could make the same statements myself. :^) Darren R. Davis UnixWare Developer Support Engineer Novell Developer Support