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Xref: sserve comp.unix.aix:48371 comp.unix.bsd:15454 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:7618 comp.unix.solaris:27754 comp.unix.unixware:14739 Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!gatech!swrinde!pipex!uknet!festival!dcs.ed.ac.uk!epcc.ed.ac.uk!st From: s.telford@ed.ac.uk (Scott Telford) Subject: Re: Unix for PC Message-ID: <D0E618.JMH@dcs.ed.ac.uk> Sender: cnews@dcs.ed.ac.uk (UseNet News Admin) Organization: Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, University of Edinburgh, UK. References: <199411210319.TAA18133@nic.cerf.net> <CHRISB.94Nov30100302@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <3bihms$5pf@decaxp.harvard.edu> <palowodaD04HqA.LAJ@netcom.com> <D05760.C33@news.cern.ch> <pageoneD09Mqx.A3u@netcom.com> <D0CDv6.8v@novell.co.uk> Distribution: inet Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 13:41:31 GMT Lines: 17 In article <D0CDv6.8v@novell.co.uk>, msohnius@novell.co.uk (Martin Sohnius) writes: > Wow! Now we really know how quality control works for Linux. "Neither > Linus or myself could test the code first - trial by fire seemed to be the > only way..., since I couldn't think of anything to test it on." > > Anyone ever wondered why people in suits don't want free OS's? Here is > the answer for you. Of course, NetBSD and FreeBSD are developed in a somewhat different fashion to Linux so I think you're over-generalizing here just a little... -- Scott Telford, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre, <s.telford@ed.ac.uk> University of Edinburgh, Mayfield Rd, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK.(+44 131 650 5978) -- "We do want to tour again, we will tour again" - Kate Bush, Munich, 1980. --