Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ginosko!uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: SCO Unix vs ICS vs Xenix Summary: Options vs. hype Message-ID: <639@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> Date: 29 Sep 89 15:31:18 GMT References: <8909281749.AA03817@decwrl.dec.com> <802@fiver.UUCP> Reply-To: davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) Organization: GE Corp R&D Center Lines: 26 In article <802@fiver.UUCP>, palowoda@fiver.UUCP (Bob Palowoda) writes: | >There are two difference choice, 2 users and unlimited | > users. I think 2 users product is a rip off because I have past experience | > with 2 users version. | | This was hashed out before, the marketing types blame it on the legal | department, the legal department dosn't have anything about it. | [ comment truncated, about policy ] Several thoughts about the 2U license. There are some applications for which it is perfectly fine. It gives a uucp login and console, and if that's what the user needs it's a chance to buy at a lower price. I do think all the virtual consoles should count as one user, since there is no practical way more users could share it. That should not make ATT unhappy, although it requires a smart user counter. There is a company which is packaging the 2U unix with a 6 port serial board for a very cheap price. My first impression is that they are leading people into a false conclusion, but I haven't gotten to them yet because of the timezone diference. -- bill davidsen (davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen) "The world is filled with fools. They blindly follow their so-called 'reason' in the face of the church and common sense. Any fool can see that the world is flat!" - anon