Date: Wed, 02 Jun 1999 06:01:17 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel config script Message-ID: <199906021301.GAA22439@mina.sr.hp.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 01 Jun 1999 09:50:45 MDT." <37540155.1BF16326@softweyr.com>
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Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> wrote:
> If you mean "lack of competition would make UNIX more homogenous and
> more viable to every Tom, Dick, and Jane that comes down the pike,"
> I will agree with that. I just disagree that this is success. UNIX
> was never meant to be a word processor loader, and complete overkill
> for such an application.
I'm curious: in your opinion, what is the purpose of Unix?
Personally, I'd much rather use a single OS for everything --
including word processing. I don't -- today -- but that's where I'd
like to be.
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@sr.hp.com
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