Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ucla-cs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cepu!ucla-cs!cc1 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 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 06:14:52 EST References: <> <1936@nsc.UUCP> Reply-To: vss7101%uclavm.bitnet@ucbvax (Michael Gersten) Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 11 Xref: watmath net.unix:3062 net.unix-wizards:10865 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