Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!sundc!hadron!klr From: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Newsgroups: comp.org.usenix Subject: Re: Usenix vs. Uniforum Message-ID: <414@hadron.UUCP> Date: Wed, 7-Jan-87 10:52:39 EST Article-I.D.: hadron.414 Posted: Wed Jan 7 10:52:39 1987 Date-Received: Wed, 7-Jan-87 23:47:47 EST References: <2833@osu-eddie.UUCP> <562@brl-sem.ARPA> Reply-To: klr@hadron.UUCP (Kurt L. Reisler) Organization: Hadron, Inc., Fairfax, VA Lines: 40 In article <562@brl-sem.ARPA> ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie) writes: > >Societies >--------- >DECUS - DEC User Society. They run there own conventions and other > activities. While they have UNIX special interest groups, they are > DEC Hardware rather than UNIX software oriented. > >Conferences >----------- > >DECUS - Lots of things going on at once for VAX, PDP-11's, DEC-20's, > etc... including sessions for nearly every DEC Operating System. > In addition some non-DEC specific panels on things like networking > are also scheduled. > Excuse me, but as UNISIG Chair, I have to object to the first statement, and expand on the second. While there is a natural bias toward DEC hardware at DECUS, the orientation of the UNISIG (UNIX SIG) is toward UNIX and UNIX products. There happens to be a DEC UNIX product called UNTRIX. We have had presentations from various non-DEC vendors, including SUN and AT&T. We are always looking for UNIX oriented talks for the symposiums. Remember that for the most part, UNIX is portable to a wide spectrum of hardware, and what solves a problem for you on a piece of DEC or AT&T iron, may also solve your problem on a SUN or some other hardware. As for the symposium itself, "Lots of things" does not cover it. There is so much going on it can cause burn-out. The symposium last 5 days, with sessions usually running from 9 to 5 on three days and 9 to 11 on two days. There are 21 parallel tracks of sessions, about 1000+ over 5 days. There are also other activites going on as well. Kurt Reisler ============================================================================ UNISIG Chairman, DECUS US Chapter | Hadron, Inc. ..{seismo|sundc|rlgvax|dtix|decuac}!hadron!klr | 9990 Lee Highway Sysop, Fido 109/74 The Bear's Den (703) 671-0598 | Suite 481 Sysop, Fido 109/483 Wash-A-RUG (703) 359-6549 | Fairfax, VA 22030 ============================================================================