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- From: jrh@mustang.dell.com (Randy Howard)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
- Subject: Re: DELL SVR4 - separate /usr and /var filesystem?
- Keywords: dell svr4 filesystem
- Message-ID: <jrh.716416697@mustang>
- Date: 13 Sep 92 20:38:17 GMT
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- evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) writes:
-
- >In the meantime, there are other sites with R4 binaries that are
- >presently ftp-able. Why should an R4 binary be specific to ESIX, or
- >Dell, or anyone else?
-
- This is a very good point, one we have been trying to get across to ISV's
- for quite a while. Unfortunately, despite standards tests, and the iABI
- there are some subtle problems with some of the SVR4 vendors. I continue
- to see ads for 'xyz widget software for Brand X SVR4". Of course there
- are also those that claim "runs on any Intel SVR4". Hopefully these are
- truthful, but I suspect that in a lot of cases they are not. I think
- everyone that reads this group would be happier if they didn't have to ask
- questions like 'Does this DAT drive work with my brand of SVR4?'. Instead,
- a simple 'does Intel SVR4 support my DAT drive?' should be all that's needed.
-
- I wish that last was true today, but I think "Open Systems" is a mythical
- beast for the time being. :-(
-
- The sad part is we'll all be NT programmers if we don't fix it soon.
-
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