Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-lcc!mordor!styx!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!hplabs!elan!kg From: kg@elan.UUCP (Ken Greer) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Usenix vs. Uniforum Message-ID: <262@elan.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 12:38:24 EST Article-I.D.: elan.262 Posted: Wed Jan 7 12:38:24 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Jan-87 23:42:53 EST References: <2833@osu-eddie.UUCP> <562@brl-sem.ARPA> Organization: ELAN Computer Group, Los Altos, CA Lines: 21 Summary: Usenix vs. Uniforum vs. DECUS In article <2833@osu-eddie.UUCP>, mdf@osu-eddie.UUCP (Mark D. Freeman) writes: > I am unfamiliar with the distinctions between DECUS and > /usr/group, and lately with the Usenix vs. Uniforum concept. UNIFORUM attendees where jackets and ties and are just beginning to learn UNIX mail, except that they forgot how to log in. USENIX attendees where tee shirts and jeans and patch kernel bugs with adb. The rest of their time is spent writing improved versions of shar.c. DECUS attendees where plaid shirts and black plastic glasses and spend their time enhancing their printer spooler in MACRO. All their friends agree that the word UNIX nausiates them. Just one person's view of the world ... Ken Greer -- Ken Greer ELAN Computer Group (415) 948-8193 {hplabs,bnrmtv}!elan!kg