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From: llxxkk@mixcom.UUCP (Adam Costello)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: System V Release 4.0 versus BSD
Keywords: UNIX System V Release 4.0 BSD
Message-ID: <179@mixcom.UUCP>
Date: 19 Jul 90 22:58:55 GMT
Reply-To: llxxkk@mixcom.UUCP (Adam Costello)
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: MIX Communications, Milwaukee, WI (Public Access. Modem:414-241-5469)
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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:

quote
What is wrong with Sys V:

	No finger
	No who
	No what
	ps works funny (and not nearly as well)
	echo is hacked
	the csh is not supported worth dog dooky
	stty has not half the options
	shell scripts execute with the Bourne Shell no matter what
	the #!<interpreter> line for scripts is not supported
	the csh is crippled (very poor job control)
	the only alternative to the csh is ksh, a worthless hack on sh
	BSD network niceties are not supported (like telnet)

In a nut shell, it sucks.  (Why else does Sun ship BSD?)
end of quote

My question is, is he accurate, and if so, do his criticisms apply to Release
4.0?
Please send replies via email to llxxkk@mixcom.UUCP, or post to comp.sys.amiga,
since I don't normally subscribe to this newsgroup.
Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks,
AMC