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From: rogerk@mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: O'pain Software Foundation: (2) Why is it better than AT&T?
Message-ID: <359@mipseast.mips.COM>
Date: 27 May 88 17:48:54 GMT
References: <24369@pyramid.pyramid.com> <10978@steinmetz.ge.com> <14181@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Reply-To: rogerk@mipseast.mips.COM (Roger B.A. Klorese)
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In article <14181@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> karl@triceratops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste) writes:
>When was the last time that AT&T
>involved its competitors heavily in a new release of SysV? 

AT&T was no threat because it was never a viable competitor in the 
systems business.

>All other companies, including Sun, have been playing catch-up to
>AT&T's releases since Day One. 

Yes, but "including Sun" is the key phrase.  Now they are holding an
inappropriate advantage.
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