Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!paul.rutgers.edu!njin!limonce From: limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Usenix versus Uniforum Message-ID: Date: 5 Dec 90 01:50:10 GMT References: <7856.27582da2@jetson.uh.edu> Organization: Drew University/NJIN Lines: 39 In article <7856.27582da2@jetson.uh.edu> elee4fg@jetson.uh.edu writes: > I am confused. Since I am new to Unix world, I am confused to the > different between Usenix and Uniforum. I've been waiting to post something (sarcastic) like this for a while: Who attends: UniForum: 3 days, 10,000 sales people. All of them want you to buy their product. Usenix: 6 days, 4,000 (?) technical people. All of them want you to come and work for you. Common phrase heard: UniForum: "It's the best on the market!" Usenix: "Now that we're drunk, wanna break into to foof and rool around with their satelite dish?" Proper dress: UniForum: Business suit and jacket. Usenix: Clothes? But officer it's soooo hot out here on the foof! War story you're likely hear: UniForum: "My First X-Windows Experience" Usenix: "When 10 bytes was a lot of RAM" How to find fun: Usenix: Look for signs that offer to "save your face". UniForum: Look for the signs that say, "free bus back to Usenix" (Of course I'm ONLY kidding! I enjoy both. They're just VERY different and you get VERY different things out of both.) -Tom -- tlimonce@drew.edu Tom Limoncelli "Flash! Flash! I love you! tlimonce@drew.bitnet +1 201 408 5389 ...but we only have fourteen tlimonce@drew.uucp limonce@pilot.njin.net hours to save the earth!"