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From: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Open desktop
Summary: Some of us _are_ encountering problems
Keywords: ODT X11 Motif
Message-ID: <43@raysnec.UUCP>
Date: 1 Jun 90 16:25:32 GMT
References: <394080@neabbs.UUCP> <706@n4hgf.uucp> <1061@sixhub.UUCP>
Reply-To: shwake@raysnec.UUCP (Ray Shwake)
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Organization: IRS - ACI Project Office
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In article <1061@sixhub.UUCP> davidsen@sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
>In article <706@n4hgf.uucp> jmd@n4hgf.UUCP (John Dashner WA4CYB) writes:
>
>  The product has been usefully robust. We have just started running a
>reasonable user load, having gotten a working server upgrade, and we
>will be running a number of user on it.

Some people are luckier than others. Among the problems I've encountered:

	- Corruption of some critical files if I change the default root
	  shell from Bourne to Cshell

	- MMDF II regularly leaves undelivered messages in its spool dir

	- ODT-View will leave a server process running if I shut it
	  down using the System menu "Close" option, rather than "Stop
	  Desktop" within the Desktop menu.

	- Bootup problems after power loss when Korn Shell has been 
	  substituted for /bin/sh (We're still working to narrow this
	  problem down)

	- Custom will not load Xenix/386 Software Dvlpmt (and SCO says
	  they don't support it under SCO UNIX!)

Not saying ODT is NG, but we'll be looking at alternatives before we
settle on a standard implementation for UN*X/386.