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- From: peter@ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: opinions on unix systems
- Message-ID: <id.1VXR.OH2@ferranti.com>
- Date: 30 Jul 92 15:29:19 GMT
- References: <1992Jul26.225842.6510@compu.com> <Bs1osx.1ox@trauma.rn.com> <1992Jul29.000219.12533@compu.com>
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- In article <1992Jul29.000219.12533@compu.com> fr@compu.com (Fred Rump from home) writes:
- > If developers can't afford $450 for an upgrade to a practically new release,
- > maybe they shouldn't be doing development work and go back to just being a
- > user.
-
- I've been pretty neutral on this, since I believe SCO is providing a useful
- (if expensive) product for people who want to take a conservative path through
- the UNIX maze. However, this sort of comment is simply daft. For someone just
- starting up, an extra $450 can be a substantial burden.
-
- Remember, a hell of a lot of the developers who made the DOS market what it
- is started as hobbyists.
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