Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 18:13:03 -0600 From: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) To: pechter@shell.monmouth.com Cc: gryphon@healer.com, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeNix? Message-ID: <9509220013.AA07421@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> In-Reply-To: <199509212311.TAA12567@shell.monmouth.com> (message from Bill/Carolyn Pechter on Thu, 21 Sep 1995 19:11:13 -0400 (EDT))
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>>>>> "Bill" == Carolyn Pechter <Bill> writes:
Bill> Well... folks BSD is more or less dead -- at least as far as
Bill> the commercial world goes. I hate to say it -- staying
Bill> compatible with 4.4 when the rest of the world has passed it
Bill> buy is a mistake.
I think this is precisely the *wrong* attitude to have with regards to
our project. Our system is an *alternative* UNIX to the rest of the
world---a BSD UNIX. That's why I went with FreeBSD in the first
place. Esix, Interactive, Solaris, and the others would all let me
develop the applications I wanted. Even Linux would. But I wanted
BSD UNIX.
And I got it, by golly. And I'm sticking with it. I'm not going to
use continue to use FreeBSD if it becomes FreeSVR4. It's *not* a
mistake to keep ourselves 4.4 compatible. That's a desirable feature!
--
Sean Kelly
NOAA Forecast Systems Lab, Boulder Colorado USA
Recite entire movie scripts (e.g. "The Road Warrior," "Repo Man,"
Casablanca,") almost inaudibly.
-- One of 120 ways to annoy your roommate.
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