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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. other Unix's (Linux, etc.)
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 19:36:54 -0700
Organization: Me
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aks@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com wrote:
] Don't be so sensitive. Face the facts. Don't lie to yourself.
] BSD is dead.  Show me a single major vendor which does not
] move or moved to System V.

Despite your horrible grammer, I'll answer:

o	Novell
o	Caldera
o	Red Hat
o	Walnut Creek
o	Debian
o	Digital
o	OSF
o	Apple
o	Microsoft
o	Japan Computer Corp
o	IBM
o	Motorolla
o	Intel
o	All UNIX vendors other than Sun (if you count "System V"
	as requiring SVID conformance -- READ SVID III about
	gettimeofday(RT), select(RT), getitimer(RT), and
	setitimer(RT).  Pay attention to "system clock frequency"
	vs. "system clock update frequency".  USL UNIX does not
	conform to SVID.  It is not "System V").

If you must engage us in a battle of wits, arm yourself.


                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.