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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: C binding interfaces for TCP/IP
Message-ID: <1988Jan30.191209.27550@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <25@vdelta.UUCP> <2168@cognos.UUCP> <3256@psuvax1.psu.edu>, <39f8b524.c366@apollo.uucp>
Date: Sat, 30-Jan-88 19:12:06 EST

> Since someone referred to Sun RPC as a "de facto standard"...

Apollo notwithstanding, Sun RPC *is* a de facto standard.  Not because it's
good, but because it was first, and is already widespread.

> ... The world will have to decide whether it wants to pay for it...

*This* part of the world most assuredly isn't going to pay for it until we
see a manufacturer-independent standard, meaning in particular that Apollo
or Sun can't change the rules any time they feel like it.  (Please spare us
the automatic "we would never do that" response.  Having had experience with
the SVID-Of-The-Month Club run by AT&T, we no longer believe it.)
-- 
Those who do not understand Unix are |  Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
condemned to reinvent it, poorly.    | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henry