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From: reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: AT&T/Sun merged UNIX
Message-ID: <2184@pdn.UUCP>
Date: 3 Feb 88 17:47:36 GMT
References: <398@grand.UUCP> <7766@sunybcs.UUCP> <1387@winchester.mips.COM> <7192@brl-smoke.ARPA> <3991@hoptoad.uucp>
Reply-To: reggie@pdn.UUCP (George W. Leach)
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In article <3991@hoptoad.uucp> gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) writes:
>
>DEC, HP, and other major players have certainly had to watch Sun as a
>competitor, but the threat was limited by Sun's ability to grow,
>increase manufacturing volume, and find new distribution channels.
>With AT&T capital, marketing, and distribution channels, they can't
>afford to treat Sun as a minor player any more.
>

      Most of the companies that are complaining are the same ones that
really never wanted to get involved with UNIX at all.  DEC would much
rather you use VMS and they have in the past bad mouthed ULTRIX and
recommend VMS!  These companies are being forced by market demand to
go with UNIX and they don't like it.  Having one, unified version of
UNIX will only compound their difficulties in selling proprietary
solutions.


      Sun and AT&T are viewed as the major proponents of BSD and System V
flovored systems.  Who better than them to oversee and direct the melding
of the two into one system?  Both companies can draw upon people who were
originally involved with BSD and System V.  POSIX is not the answer.  A
real, breathing, working system is!


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