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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS?
Message-ID: <4391@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 3 Jun 89 12:37:58 GMT
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Organization: Xenix Support
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In article <32171@bu-cs.BU.EDU>, bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
> 	- "some feature from ``my'' favorite operating system for no
> 	  obvious reason other than ``I'' am accustomed to it".

> like case insensitive file options...

Sorry. My favorite operating system is UNIX. And I still think case-
insensitive file names are handy.

However they'll never work for UNIX. Why? They'll never fly in Japan.
Same with any sort of fancy new command option scheme.
-- 
Peter da Silva, Xenix Support, Ferranti International Controls Corporation.

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