Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!julian!deepthot!zaphod
From: zaphod@deepthot.UUCP (millions of atoms of Lance)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: hp9000 ser. 500 hpux
Keywords: THIS IS NOT A FLAME TO HP
Message-ID: <1018@deepthot.UUCP>
Date: 10 Feb 88 16:37:38 GMT
References: <987@maccs.UUCP>
Reply-To: zaphod@deepthot.UUCP
Followup-To: comp.sys.hp
Organization: UWO CS, London Canada
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Posted: Wed Feb 10 11:37:38 1988

In article <987@maccs.UUCP> innovus@maccs.UUCP (INNOVUS Inc.) writes:
> ... under the standard N year support on hardware, the o/s will be frozen at
>HP-UX Rev 5.2 (SYS V release 2).
>
>I can quite understand HP placing emphasis on the 3xx and in particular the
>new 8xx systems, but for those 5xx users out there I would pose the following
>questions:
>
>	1.) What is the impact of being frozen at 5.2 rather than
>            at say the equivalent of U**x(TM?) V release 3 with
>            such niceties as shared libraries and streams??
    Let's be honest here, 5.2 was bent, BADLY. In fact 5.2 was so buggy
    that our software rep.  told us to NOT use it and remain at 5.1.
    Unfortunatly he told us that 4 months after we had installed so
    I have hands on experience with 5.2's bugs.  So basically, HP's
    decision to freeze at 5.2 is in reality a decision to freeze at
    5.1.

>
>	2.) Will you upgrade to the 8xx series?
    since a lot of the s/w we use is yet on the 800, no
>
>	3.) What hardships will this place on you if any?
    I suggest that HP either patch 5.2 or freeze at 5.3
    For them to release 5.2, then tell us to NOT use it, and then 
    tell us that 5.2 is the version they will be releasing at is
    silly.

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#def	AreYouListeningHP?

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