Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!excelan!npd.novell.com!news From: bryan_cardoza@npd.novell.com Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Novell Portable Netware on RISC Platforms? Message-ID: <1990Nov9.234218.361@npd.Novell.COM> Date: 9 Nov 90 23:42:18 GMT References: <1990Nov1.192549.11283@Eyring.COM> <2320@excelan.COM> Reply-To: bryan_cardoza@npd.novell.com Organization: Novell NPD, Provo, Utah Lines: 40 In article <2320@excelan.COM> donp@novell.com (don provan) writes: >In article <1990Nov1.192549.11283@Eyring.COM> ron@Eyring.COM (Ron Holt) writes: >>Most of the information I have on Netware comes from the many people I >>know at Novell (I live in Provo, Utah - Novell's headquarters). In >>particular, my comment on STREAMs comes from an informal presentation >>given by the director of the PNW group to a CS class at BYU. > >One thing to keep in mind is that when someone from Novell's Provo >engineering group looks at streams, they are probably comparing it to >the standard NetWare SPX interface. Another thing to keep in mind is that not all of the people working at Novell NPD in Provo have come out of the PC world. Currently, over half of the people assigned to the Portable NetWare project have come from hardware companies where they worked with Unix. (As has been indicated, that wasn't true when the project started.) Most of the people Ron Holt knows at Novell used to work for him at a small manufacturer of m68k- and m88k-based Unix and Pick/Unix systems. Regarding Novell participation in Usenet Newsgroups, as far as the NetWare Products Division is concerned (i.e. Provo, UT), very few people outside of the Portable NetWare group have access to netnews. Additionally, company policy is very strict concerning the release of information. The comments which Mr. Provan has made regarding what people in Provo know or don't know could put his job in jeopardy. If any of the Portable NetWare vendors would like to interract with me directly regarding any or all of the performance issues which have been mentioned (STREAMs scheduling/implementation details, etc.), I would be glad to talk to them. We have eachother's phone numbers and e-mail addresses. What they do with the information is their business, as long as they do not violate non-disclosure agreements with Novell. -- Bryan Cardoza Software Engineer Novell, Inc. Telephone: (801) 429-3149 Provo, UT Fax: (801) 429-3500