[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <7h9shaF2svb63U1 at mid.individual.net>, Bob Eager <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:38:11 -0500, Bob Koehler wrote:
> 
>>    added ACLs to the protection implementation
> 
> So has UNIX.
>
   I've seen them on HP-UX, but not on all UNIX.  SO I'm under the
   impression "UNIX" has not.

>>    added hard links
> 
> UNIX had them already, and added soft links.
> 
>>    added mount points.
> 
> Which UNIX had already. Difficult to say that UNIX 'hasn't changed' in 
> some areas when VMS is just playing catchup, though.

   That which UNIX already has doesn't sound like proof that UNIX is
   changing.  That which VMS is adding certainly does sound like VMS
   is changing.  Who had it first doesn't matter.