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From: rick@tmiuv0.uucp
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: System V Release 4.0 versus BSD
Message-ID: <3488@tmiuv0.uucp>
Date: 23 Jul 90 13:18:28 GMT
References: <179@mixcom.UUCP> <93@dlss2.UUCP>
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In article <93@dlss2.UUCP>, james@dlss2.UUCP (James Cummings) writes:
> In article <179@mixcom.UUCP> llxxkk@mixcom.UUCP (Adam Costello) writes:
>>I recently told a friend that the Amiga 3000 would soon be running AT&T UNIX
>>System V Release 4.0, and he said that I would be much better off with a BSD
>>release.  I asked why, and he gave me the following summary:
> 
> 	Your friend needs to look at System V a little more closely.
> Note the following, based on my 3B2/700 AT&T System V 3.2.1 system.

[some quotes and such deleted]

System V, release 4 has the lion's share of BSD 4.3 built in.  Your buddy 
needs to look at the ATT specifications of SVR4 much more carefully.  He/she
is undoubtedly a Sun user.

>>	the csh is not supported worth dog dooky
> 		O.K...I don't know what support he's looking for
> 		  but most System Vs don't have csh.  It's sorta
> 		  like saying Chevy dealers don't carry Fords...
> 		  unless you REALLY HAVE TO HAVE csh, this wouldn't
> 		  be a major concern.

Gee, my ESIX (SVR3) has csh.  Lots of SVR3's have csh.

>>In a nut shell, it sucks.  (Why else does Sun ship BSD?)
> 		Other than simply a great deal of frustration because
> 		csh is not the forced standard, I think your friend 
> 		should consider seeking help.  
> 		BTW seems Sun and AT&T(SysV) have some rather close
> 		 ties, but then you "friend" probably thinks Sun is
> 		 prostituting themselves....right?

Sun was also not willing to pay the license fee to AT&T to use Unix, so
they went out to the universities and got BSD.  Your friend has Sunstroke,
and is welcome to his/her opinion, but he/she is not much of a professional.
Anything he/she says regarding the merits of SVR3/R4 and BSD should be taken
with a LARGE grain of salt.

And besides, doesn't this belong in comp.os.unix or somewhere? 8-)

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