From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!cmcl2!philabs!sdcsvax!sdccsu3!sdcattb!sdcarl!randvax!obrien Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Title: Re: Another VAX UNIX Article-I.D.: randvax.1287 Posted: Fri Sep 10 14:59:55 1982 Received: Mon Sep 13 01:39:58 1982 References: sri-unix.3116 It would be well to remember that Berkeley is being funded by ARPA to provide a version of UNIX that meets the needs of a particular community: Image Processing and VLSI Design. These people need support for VERY large addressing spaces and GREAT efficiency. All non-portable work has been in support of these goals. (I am not an official Berkeley spokesman here, but this is what I understand.) They would be altogether happy if some company would pick up the ball and support 4.2 for everyone else, and fold in features, enhancements, portability, etc. that other folks want. They have just enough manpower to do what they're paid to, however. To the extent that they can put their system together in such a way as to benefit others, well and good, and they've done a tremendous job here. However, the enhancements which seem of dubious value to many have in fact been dictated by the environment for which the system is destined.