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From: ikluft@uts.amdahl.com (Ian Kluft)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.large
Subject: Re: Files > 4MB
Message-ID: <b0kU025de9JE01@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com>
Date: 20 Nov 90 01:42:07 GMT
References: <1990Nov11.225759.866@ceres.physics.uiowa.edu> <1990Nov12.173130.16222@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <5epo02S6e6i501@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <108780@convex.convex.com>
Reply-To: ikluft@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Ian Kluft)
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In article <108780@convex.convex.com> patrick@convex.COM (Patrick F. McGehearty) writes:
>Increasing the NFS file size limits requires either Sun to
>extend its architecture or for several "large system" vendors to get
>together and agree on a "large-file" extension.  I would prefer Sun
>to bless any architecture extension to reduce the likelihood of
>varying (and buggy) implementations.  However, large system vendors do not
>have a lot of influence with Sun (small unit volumes, lower fees) as
>compared to low-unit-cost-high-volume customers.  [...]

The forum you're looking for is called Unix International (UI).  It includes
members such as AT&T, Sun, Amdahl, and everyone else that is developing SVR4.
(Sorry for the short list... it should be obvious why I only remember those
three.)  I don't know if UI is currently discussing that issue.  But if it
is going to be considered, that's where I expect it would have the best chance.
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