[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <qDWb2Cy5XQbv at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
	koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) writes:
> 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.

"Unix" has over a dozen possible file system options so you can pick the
one that offers the features you need.

> 
>>>    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.

Oh, I see.  Having the technological foresight to anticipate users
needs and desires is now seen as a shortcoming.  I understand.

bill
 

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