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- From: fetrow@biostat.washington.edu (David Fetrow)
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- Subject: Re: net.views -- which vendor is the most open?
- Message-ID: <1992Sep11.070009.22079@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 11 Sep 92 07:00:09 GMT
- Article-I.D.: u.1992Sep11.070009.22079
- References: <2d5yf7b@rpi.edu> <BuBx63.H64@vcd.hp.com> <1992Sep10.024324.17106@decuac.dec.com>
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- Organization: Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Univ. of Wash.
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- In article <1992Sep10.024324.17106@decuac.dec.com> mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. "Buddy can you spare a clue?" Ranum) writes:
- > I guess this is a toughie, but I'd prefer to see Open Systems Today
- >propose a definition of "Open Systems" that we can all live with an
- >that actually has some meaning *before* we engage in a jolly round of
- >flamage about who is more "Open".
- >
- > What *IS* an "Open System"??
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- The definition may be shakey but it sure is nice to hear it even as a
- marketing consideration, ain't it?
-
- --
- - dave fetrow- fetrow@biostat.washington.edu
-
- "Never underestimate the ability of large potential profits to
- make technically inferior technology into a workable standard."
-