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From: krowitz@mit-kermit.UUCP (David Krowitz)
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Subject: RE: talk: is it or isn't it? anyway, an apology...
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Date: Tue, 26-May-87 13:34:53 EDT
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The 8 character name restriction is just another reason why I use
AEGIS rather than Unix. Yes, Unix, is 'standard', but it is a
standard which forces me to forget about many of the advances
that have been made in operating systems since the 1970's.
At the very least Domain IX should provide forward compatibility
(keeping the advanced features of AEGIS while giving Unix
programs an environment they can run in). Forcing users to
rewrite their software to fit within the restrictions of a
10 year old operating system just isn't the way to impress users
that you are a leading edge computer company. So far Apollo has
done pretty well with Domain IX, but there seems to be a 
growing group within Chemlsford that feels that if it isn't
BSD 4.2 then it isn't any good.

-- David Krowitz