Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 02:03:41 +0100 From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: The Clark Family <res03db2@gte.net>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Gimme FreeBSD anyday! Message-ID: <20000825020341.A59386@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <200008250035.RAA27771@usr01.primenet.com>; from tlambert@primenet.com on Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 12:35:14AM %2B0000 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0008221251010.4505-100000@orthanc.dsl.gtei.net> <200008250035.RAA27771@usr01.primenet.com>
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On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 12:35:14AM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: | > Not all UNIX is open source or GPL. I would expect to find that | > fancier debugging tools are available, in commercial toolsets on UNIX. | BattleMap cost us $50,000 per workstation back in the early 90's. | | I have also seen a commercial network management and configuration | design tool. That tool cost $250,000 for a 1 year license for one | machine. You paid for the graph theory and the patents on the code. | | So yes, such tools exist. 1. What software companies have the resources for such a tool? 2. What kind of progs do they write? Oil and gas? 3. Why doesn't M$ use such a tool to improve code quality? They of all people have the funds. jcm -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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