Xref: utzoo comp.protocols.nfs:2003 comp.windows.ms:10414 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:5201 Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.iastate.edu!ceres.physics.uiowa.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!hellgate.utah.edu!fcom.cc.utah.edu!npd.novell.com!newsun!donp From: donp@na.excelan.com (don provan) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.windows.ms,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: Re: Sun PC-NFS deficiencies Message-ID: <1991Mar15.171845.18445@novell.com> Date: 16 Mar 91 12:35:44 GMT Sender: news@novell.com ( Lines: 30 The News Manager) Nntp-Posting-Host: na Reply-To: donp@novell.com (don provan) Organization: Novell, Inc., San Jose, California References: <1991Mar13.180625.14540@amd.com> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 1991 17:18:45 GMT In article kjv@kapakala.tampella.fi (V{{r{nen Kari) writes: >In article <1991Mar13.180625.14540@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes: >> Now, the unix bigots will say "stupid user". That attitude is >> a big part of the problem. But I don't know if it is possible >> to make the unix bigots realize that.... > >Are you suggesting that Novell is *so* easy that even the most >ignorant users can set up the whole network and manage it properly? While i won't claim that *anyone* could set up an large NetWare network, i will claim that that's a good goal. Phil's point, i think, is that "unix bigots" believe there are two kinds of people: those smart enough to set up networks and "ignorant users". In contrast, in the NetWare world, everyone's an "ignorant user", it's just that some of them have read the manuals and have to answer everyone else's questions. :-) That makes ease of use the overriding consideration for NetWare while it's not that important for UNIX. >If that's true, I've got to start thinking differently about PC-NFS >and other PC-networks. Good idea. Here's something to start with: my car mechanic has a NetWare network in his shop. don provan donp@novell.com