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- From: paul@pubnet.com (Paul Telles)
- Subject: Re: Xenix considered harmful (was Re: SCO support - a success story)
- Organization: PUBNET Communications Services
- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 11:43:23 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep10.114323.587@pubnet.com>
- Followup-To: /dev/null
- Summary: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah......
- References: <9209061050.AA05570@dynamix.com> <Bu6Bpp.AG8@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
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- In article <Bu6Bpp.AG8@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us> mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us (Marc Unangst) writes:
- [....]
- >That's not the point. We could all go run BSD/386 instead of SCO, or
- >replace our entire /bin and /usr/bin with the GNU equivalents.
- >Sure, you *can* get domain-based e-mail running on a Xenix system, but
- >it's an unbelievable amount of trouble to rip out the Xenix e-mail
- >system and replace it with your own.
- [....]
-
- First of all, you don't 'rip out' the existing SCO mail system...try adding
- a simple line to /usr/lib/mail/mailrc and installing Smail 3.1/Elm 2.3.
-
- The SCO binaries will co-exists peacefully and the original /usr/bin/mail
- will continue to function, so Elm 2.3 is optional. None of this is
- time consuming or troublesome, assuming *you* are competent. You have
- consistently exaggerated all points, including this one.
-
- [....]
- >Yes, Unix is better than Xenix because it's the same as other
- >Unix-based products. Again, we're coming back the standards argument.
- [....]
-
- In your not so humble opinion. UNIX is a pretty broad term in this day and
- age. Rather than address this comparison, let me say this... The argument
- is equivocal. It is subject to too many interpretations. It could be
- applied to any two operating systems. SCO UNIX vs. ISC UNIX, etc. etc. etc.
-
- This thread has become tiresome. It's ran its course. If you would like
- to pursue further avenues of pointless discussion, may I suggest an
- attempt to convince the readers of comp.unix.bsd that SCO UNIX is superior
- to BSD...don't let the door hit you on the way out. :)
-
- [....]
- >The primary reason a lot of our customers use Unix on PCs is because
- >it interoperates well with their other Unix machines. Xenix *may* be
- >appropriate if interoperability is not and never will be a concern,
- >but I don't believe *anyone* can say that in this day and age.
- [....]
-
- Unless your complete interpretation of 'interoperability' is NFS, then the
- above statement is completely false. Assuming that NFS is not one of the
- requirements of the given host, XENIX is quite capable of being a
- productive part of any TCP/IP, X.25, Vines, or Novell network.
-
- [....]
- >Marc Unangst | Real men don't use Windows. Real men use X.
- >mju@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us | Only a real man would use a GUI where the
- > | shift keys after "Alt" are "Super" and "Hyper."
- --
- Paul Telles, PUBNET, Honolulu, HI - paul@pubnet.com - 0004002682@mcimail.com
- "UNIX is a simple, coherent system that pushes a few good ideas and models to
- the limit." D. Ritchie, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 27, No. 8, August 1984
-