Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bbn!clsib21!blblbl!mipseast!rogerk 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) Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Inc., Burlington, MA Lines: 17 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. -- Roger B.A. Klorese MIPS Computer Systems, Inc. {ames,decwrl,prls,pyramid}!mips!rogerk 25 Burlington Mall Rd, Suite 300 rogerk@mips.COM Burlington, MA 01803 I don't think we're in toto any more, Kansas... +1 617 270-0613