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From: nate@cpocd2.UUCP (Nathan Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Jerry Pournelle on UNIX (from BYTE) [really: whither UNIX]
Message-ID: <1056@cpocd2.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 88 17:00:31 GMT
References: <11129@brl-adm.ARPA> <170@hdr.UUCP> <232@unicom.UUCP> <1261@winchester.UUCP>
Reply-To: nate@cpocd2.UUCP (Nathan Hess)
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In article <1261@winchester.UUCP> mash@winchester.UUCP (John Mashey) writes:
>Many of us have used the "Darwinian Selection" model of UNIX evolution
>for years;
>	a) A new "standard" version of UNIX appears. [creation]
>	b) Everybody takes it, adds extensions, changes to meet local
>	needs. [mutation]
>	c) After a while, people notice the chaos of having multiple versions
>	that differ more than necessary, and there is a struggle to
>	breed together the multiple versions, saving the good genes.
>	[selection]
>	d) Then, "a" happens again.


And, indeed, "a" will recur yet again in the history of UNIX evolution
when GNU hits the disks...  (sometime this year?)

Any guesses as to how much of BSD and how much of SysV GNU will
incorporate?  Anyone know for sure?


Cheers,
--woodstock
-- 
	   "How did you get your mind to tilt like your hat?"

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