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From: chapman@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Brent Chapman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: UNIX vs. OS/2 (was Re: Pournelle on UNIX)
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Date: 6 Jan 88 06:05:46 GMT
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In article <11106@brl-adm.ARPA> GUTHERY%ASC%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET (guthery%asc@sdr.slb.com) writes:

>OS/2 does things UNIX doesn't.

Like what?  How about some examples, for those of us with little experience
with OS/2 but lots of distrust for IBM, MicroSoft, and marketroids in general?

>It's benefited from 15 years of learning and research.  

And UNIX hasn't?  Come on...  UNIX has improved a hell of a lot in just the
few years that I've been using it..

>SIGOPS shouldn't close its doors.  What's the big deal?

What is "SIGOPS"?

>Sun tried for both threads and dynamic linking and blew it.

Can you clarify that?  I run an all-Sun shop, so I'm mighty interested if you
can back your claims.  (On the other hand, you may be just blowing smoke...)

>There's a message there.

Where?  All I see are a few grumbling generalities, without any explanation to
back them up...


-Brent
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