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From: andys@genesis.ATT.COM (a.b.sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: GNU Ramblings, Unix thoughts.
Summary: SUN didn't like the no support
Keywords: Gnu Unix Operating Systems Compatibility Support 4.3BSD
Message-ID: <425@genesis.ATT.COM>
Date: 13 Jan 88 17:45:38 GMT
References: <153@mozart.UUCP> <1351@sugar.UUCP> <850@elmgate.UUCP> <5166@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <643@actnyc.UUCP>
Reply-To: andys@shlepper.ATT.COM (a.b.sherman)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Middletown, N.J.
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In article <643@actnyc.UUCP> djs@actnyc.UUCP (Dave Seward) writes:
>In article <5166@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> earle@mahendo.JPL.NASA.GOV (Greg Earle) writes:
>>Hmmn, gee, let's take Randy Merten's article, and everywhere you see
>>`GNU' substitute `4.3BSD', and everywhere you see `Richard Stallman'
>>substitute `UC Berkeley CSRG'.  Then re-read the article, and whisper
>>the words `Gosh, no support and all the source to muck with sure didn't
>>stop lots of people from using 4.3BSD' ...
>>
>>	- Greg
>>
>But it did stop *lots* of others from getting involved...


You might also consider why SUN went to so much trouble to merge the
4.3BSD features into System V and to pursuade (coerce) AT&T into
taking back the merged product.  It was precisely the "user written
- not supported" nature of BSD that they wanted to get away from. 
That, and having to support more than one operating system.
-- 
andy sherman / at&t bell laboratories (medical diagnostic systems)
room 2h-097 / 480 red hill road / middletown, nj 07748
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