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From: shan@mcf.UUCP (Sharan Kalwani)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: O'pain Software Foundation: (2) Why is it better than AT&T?
Message-ID: <298@mcf.UUCP>
Date: 28 May 88 04:18:13 GMT
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Reply-To: shan@mcf.UUCP (Sharan Kalwani)
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In article <1818@thebes.UUCP> schwartz@swatsun.UUCP (Scott Schwartz) writes:
>I think the real issue is that unix is now (or is going to be, depending
>on how you feel) an important force in the computer world, and AT&T
>OWNS it.  Competing corporations just can't tolerate something important
>that the other guy controls.  ....

I think you've hit the nail on the head here. It does seem to explain
practically most of the moves made so far. 

>> Geez.  Talk about white hats and black hats!
>
>Not to mention expensive business suits. 

I like that!

>Can we all go back to being computer scientists now?  Or should
>we petition for the creation of comp.unix.mba?

Nope, it is high time that we petition for the creation of
comp.unix.politics ;-)
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