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From: rich@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Richard Pettit)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Microsoft dropping Xenix
Message-ID: <859@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Date: Fri, 4-Dec-87 12:14:18 EST
Article-I.D.: devvax.859
Posted: Fri Dec  4 12:14:18 1987
Date-Received: Wed, 9-Dec-87 04:23:30 EST
References: <4610@well.UUCP>
Reply-To: rich@devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (Richard Pettit)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA.
Lines: 18
Keywords: Microport BROKEN Unix
Summary: You're kidding, right ?

In article <4610@well.UUCP> wolf@well.UUCP (Dwight Leu) writes:

>on Microsoft's ability to deliver what they promise, I don't see why
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>port will either conform or it won't be accepted. If Microsoft breaks UNIX, 
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Do you hear this net.land ? The VP of engineering for MICROPORT
complaining about marketing departments advertising what they cannot
deliver, and suggesting scenarios where Microsoft would take a 
working product (coincidentally enough, from ISC) and break it.

You've got a case, Dwight. A big case.

Try curbing your own dog before you complain about your neighbors'.

-- 
rich@devvax.jpl.nasa.gov  "Generality up the ying yang. That's the way to go."