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From: cc1@ucla-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: AT&T arrogance
Message-ID: <2672@ucla-cs.ARPA>
Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 18:15:14 EST
Article-I.D.: ucla-cs.2672
Posted: Fri Dec  7 18:15:14 1984
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Reply-To: vss7101%uclavm.bitnet@ucbvax (Michael Gersten)
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
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Summary: 

In article <1936@nsc.UUCP> chongo@nsc.UUCP (Landon Curt Noll) writes:
>UN*X was able to evolve beyond more static
>commercial operating systems because people were free to improve it.
>This is not to say that some versions of UN*X were not a setback, but rather
>that having access to source code and being able to fix/improve it gave
>UN*X a big plus.

Fine in theory, but name one company that distributes a modern unix compatible
system with source. I have a lot of things I'd like to fix, but no sources
makes it impossible.
						Michael