Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!ames!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!apple!jk From: jk@Apple.COM (John Kullmann) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux Subject: Re: a/ux look-alikes etc Message-ID: <16506@apple.Apple.COM> Date: 2 Sep 88 16:39:54 GMT References: <16349@apple.Apple.COM> Reply-To: jk@apple.com.UUCP (John Kullmann) Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA Lines: 36 In article craig@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com (Craig Harmer) writes: >well, then what exactly did Apple buy from Unisoft? it's my understanding >that A/UX is based on a product from Unisoft, and further, that the >next release of A/UX is dependent on the next release of Unix from >Unisoft. A/UX is based on SVR2, not on a product from UniSoft. The next release of A/UX is not dependent on anything from UniSoft, just on the A/UX group here at Apple slaving away as fast as we can :-). >Or do you believe that Apple hasn't purchased anything >from Unisoft? Since I am the one managing our relationship with UniSoft I KNOW what we have and haven't done with them. We did contract with them to do work on A/UX and some of the documentation, but that's old news. >Or that Apple is producing something other than Unix? No, our UNIX is just like everyone elses, only better...:-), and different...:-). What I am saying is that it really is UNIX. I am not sure what you mean by this, but I hope that answers it. Geez, I hope SOMEDAY we can leave all this worry about who did what and when to Apple's A/UX behind us. I don't hear or see people flaming and going on and on about WHO worked on other vendors UNIX. We aren't the first company to use contractors do so some of our s/w development. And I suspect that everyone has just as many skeletons in their closets as we might have in ours. Hope this helps -------------------- ------------------- John Kullmann "All opinions and comments are mine alone" Overworked A/UX Technical Mgr ..!apple!jk Voice: 408-973-2939