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From: croft@csusac.csus.edu (Steve Croft)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Sun != Open Archtecture
Message-ID: <1990Dec14.154046.12344@csusac.csus.edu>
Date: 14 Dec 90 15:40:46 GMT
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Reply-To: croft@csusac.UUCP (Steve Croft)
Organization: California State University, Sacramento
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The other points may be valid, but I don't think the fact that Sun will
not license their OS anymore is not a sign of "un-openess".  Starting
with SVR4, Sun will be basically "adding value" to the AT&T product, just
like any other UNIX vendor.  So Sun will now require that clone makers
buy UNIX from AT&T and add their own value (which several are doing).

And just because clone makers won't have access to the features that
Sun adds, doesn't mean they can't compete.  There are several areas
in the OS that can be done better than the way Sun did it.

As for the general feeling that Sun is getting scared of the clone
makers... well, they *better* be!  :)

Steve
stevec@water.ca.gov