[Info-vax] Why so much Unix envy?

[Bill Gunshannon]

In article <lunau5$tb6$1 at dont-email.me>,
	Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
> On 2014-09-09, Bill Gunshannon <bill at server3.cs.scranton.edu> wrote:
>> In article <lumpaf$qgk$1 at dont-email.me>,
>> 	Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> writes:
>>> On 2014-09-08, David Froble <davef at tsoft-inc.com> wrote:
>>>> John Reagan wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> http://boycottsystemd.org/
>>>>> 
>>>>
>>>> I like it.
>>>>
>>>> More things such as systemd should be implemented.
>>>>
>>>> Might get people to start abandoning Linux.
>>>>
>>>>:-)
>>> 
>>> Yes, but it will be in favour of the *BSDs judging by what I am reading.
>>> 
>>
>> And what is wrong with that?  What other choices are there?  What other
>> choices are better?
>>
> 
> What in the above states (or even implies) that going to a *BSD is
> some automatic bad thing ?

Sorry, tone of voice.  :-)  And, knowing Dave at least a little from his
posting here.

> 
> The subtext behind David's comment is that if they abandon Linux some
> will turn to other options such as VMS. 

Well, based on who the general Linux user is, the hardware they are runnin
Linux on and the current state of VMS, do you really think so?  Say that
again in a couple of years.

>                                         The problem with that position
> is that Linux isn't the only Unix style system out there and besides
> VMS doesn't offer the kinds of things a typical Linux user would be
> used to.

And, luckily, neither does Windows.

bill

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