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.