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Hi Guys,

Lots of interesting arguments in this chain.

I have two points to add:
-Software delivery is becoming predominantly NETWORKED.
-Unix is very diverse.


-Software delivery is becoming predominantly NETWORKED.

We are moving into a bit of a different era with software delivery.  
FreeBSD guys are able to get updates of our software daily.  We do not 
get a CD once, and if we remember download the service pack(s).


-Unix is very diverse.

I propose that the UNIX world is more diverse than this mail chain 
seems to suggest.  

Many FreeBSD people use Net and Open variants depending on the 
application.

Users of the various unix OSes don't all implement their systems in the 
same way.
Eg.  Some use ipfilter, while others use ipfw.

Culture and education seem to effect the way people around the world 
use unix.
Eg.  I'm told people in Australia are more likely to be 'vi' users, 
unlike the US where 'emacs' is very popular.


This diversity means that no single OS will rule.  The best bits from 
each cross pollinate.

Both these arguments mean that OSes in the future will not stagnate.  
It is constant evolution.


Thanks,

Dave Seddon


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