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Xref: sserve comp.unix.aix:48569 comp.unix.bsd:15507 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:7672 comp.unix.solaris:28003 comp.unix.unixware:14960 Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.hawaii.edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!palowoda From: palowoda@netcom.com (Bob Palowoda) Subject: Re: Unix for PC Message-ID: <palowodaD04HqA.LAJ@netcom.com> Followup-To: comp.unix.aix,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.unixware Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] References: <199411210319.TAA18133@nic.cerf.net> <CHRISB.94Nov30100302@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au> <3bihms$5pf@decaxp.harvard.edu> Distribution: inet Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:18:10 GMT Lines: 30 Kenneth Michelson (kmichels@fas.harvard.edu) wrote: : As for service/support.. you can buy a commercial linux and get it.. or just : subscribe to linux newsgroups where people can help you out. I'm sorry Ken but "get it" is just not good enough to convence the commercial sector that they will recieve a good backing support for Linux. Look at the 100 of rev's of linux, which one has patches for the network problems? Which one has patches for the Xwindows problems, for what version of Xwindows? What does Slackware cut a CD a week to keep up with these problems? Just look at all the problems and unanswered questions that occur in comp.unix.x.i386unix of people buying Slackware or the "The big Y's" forgot how to spell it. Why do you think companies deploy source control and patch revision control in the first place. With the many thousands of contributors to Lunix their chaos to control has given proof to the old saying "Too many cooks spoiled the pot". At admit FreeBSD has a little more consistentcy to their releases. So when I can drive up to the Linux in a Box Drive Up Window and whip my rev card and get my question answered I'll buy into the resale value of Linux support. I'll just have to check and make sure I don't mistake my rev number for my SS number.:-) ---Bob -- +--------------------------------------------------------+ | palowoda@fiver.sns.com http://fiver.sns.com/~palowoda/ | | Solaris x86 Corner http://fiver.sns.com/ | +--------------------------------------------------------+