Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 03:12:34 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: michaelv@MindBender.serv.net (Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com) Cc: jgreco@brasil.moneng.mei.com, jkh@time.cdrom.com, julian@current1.whistle.com, Rich.Heaton@empac.com, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Job openings: Unix Network Programmers, Internet server Message-ID: <199609221012.DAA00441@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199609220039.RAA02243@MindBender.serv.net> from "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" at Sep 21, 96 05:39:25 pm
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> What might be almost as helpful is for people who know what they want,
> and why they want it, to file bug reports, requests, and such with
> Microsoft ("telnet sucks, please fix it", "give us a single-rooted
> filesystem", "give us a Real Shell", etc.). That way, if NT becomes
> the defacto commercial server OS (which it has a very good chance of
> doing), at least it will be something that Unix advocates won't mind
> using so much.
The "give us a single-rooted filesystem" idea is bad. There are
significant applications for independent volumes. Nomadic computing
(transient network connectivity) is one example. Portable computer
"docking stations" is another; package installation is a third;
pluggable storage devices (PCMCIA, ZIP, JAZ, etc.) is yet another.
Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.
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