[Info-vax] Unix on A DEC Vax?

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <howard-43E467.17071118012013 at c-131-121-196-216.gonavy.usna.edu>,
	Howard S Shubs <howard at shubs.net> writes:
> In article <kdbmft$hui$1 at dont-email.me>,
>  David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
> 
>> Now, it's easy today to embrace some things such as Unix and Linux 
>> because there is not a single entity that can deprecate them the way HP 
>> is doing with some (all?) of the former DEC products.  I'm beginning to 
>> see that light.  Not saying I like it.  But would such exist today 
>> without that which preceded it?  I have my doubts.
> 
> Their own, too.  MPE is no longer supported.  HP-UX is in the same boat 
> as VMS as regards porting to a new processor.
> 
> The only operating system which seems to have a serious future is Linux.

The universal mantra.

And yet, BSD was here before Linux.  Was here all thru the (supposed)
Linux development (regardless of what believers in the great AT&T
lawsuit like to preach), will be around at least as long as Linux.
And, to top it off, has a much more business friendly license.

Go figure.....

bill
 

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