Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!think!ames!elroy!devvax!rich 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 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >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."