[Info-vax] 2009 VMS Bootcamp notice

[Johnny Billquist]

Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> In article <glatl6$4e9$1 at tempo.update.uu.se>,
> 	Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> writes:
>> Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> In article <TqLL22IXgJHp at spock.koehler.athome.net>,
>>> 	koehler at spock.koehler.athome.net writes:
>>>> In article <f_udnQFNAIAMN_HUnZ2dnUVZ_vzinZ2d at giganews.com>, "Richard B. Gilbert" <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> writes:
>>>>> So learn Unix.  It's not VMS, and never will be, but Unix people will be 
>>>>> in demand long after VMS is laid to rest!
>>>>   UNIX people will be in demand after VMS people only because VMS will
>>>>   just keep quietly running along with no attention.
>>> God, when will this myth finally end.  I have a Unix box here that has seen
>>> no attention since it was installed in July of 2004 other than continuing to
>>> add new user accounts every semester.
>> Really? That should be a very insecure system in that case.
>> I don't know of a single version of Unix (not even OpenBSD) which 
>> haven't had atleast some CERT alerts serious enough to require upgrades 
>> and serious checkups.
>>
>> Not that I'm claiming any superiority of VMS, but the unbiased Unix 
>> praise sometimes can go a bit too far.
> 
> I have never claimed Unix is invulnerable.  That is the ballywick of
> the VMS fanatics.

But you did claim that you have a Unix system which you haven't since 
you installed it in July 2004 (except for adding users). And I question 
if that is a good thing. Since those systems actually do need attention 
(as do VMS).

	Johnny

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