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Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 17:14:22 GMT
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From: Mike O'Connor <mjo@dojo.mi.org>
Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to
References: <4gi6t6$3h9@lace.colorado.edu> <312D2029.FF6D5DF@FreeBSD.org> <nc0453Dn96w6.93F@netcom.com> <4gnoa3$i5h@park.uvsc.edu>
Reply-To: Mike O'Connor <mjo@dojo.mi.org>
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In article <4gnoa3$i5h@park.uvsc.edu>,
Terry Lambert  <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
:> Can you name one commercial OS that provides source code?
:
:What are you willing to pay?
:
:o	BSDI
:o	SVR4
:o	VMS
:o	OSF/1
:o	SunOS

Heh...  you know, with most of these, it's not like the source they give
you could actually be used to build an OS, just pieces.
 
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 Michael J. O'Connor                                 Internet: mjo@dojo.mi.org
 InterNIC WHOIS: MJO                                 http://www.coast.net/~mjo

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