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Xref: sserve alt.folklore.computers:73499 comp.unix.bsd:16200 comp.unix.misc:16097 comp.unix.programmer:23643 comp.sys.3b1:8425 comp.unix.questions:61391 comp.unix.admin:26659 Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.programmer,comp.sys.3b1,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!news.hawaii.edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!ditka!hico2!kak From: kak@hico2.westmark.com (Kris A. Kugel) Subject: Re: Freeing UNIX and Destroying Novell - Please read this if you care about UNIX (was: UNIX on PDP-11) Message-ID: <D3rnL5.LG3@hico2.westmark.com> Followup-To: vmsnet.pdp-11,alt.folklore.computers,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.programmer,comp.sys.3b1,comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.admin Organization: NJ home for feeble computers X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] References: <CMM.0.90.0.787367041.bqt@Minsk.DoCS.UU.SE> <3crav0$p21@umbc9.umbc.edu> <1994Dec16.140327@fndcd.fnal.gov> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 04:10:13 GMT Lines: 44 levy@fndcd.fnal.gov wrote: : In article <3crav0$p21@umbc9.umbc.edu>, rdavis4@umbc.edu (R. D. Davis) writes: : > How can we accomplish this? Well, unless I'm wrong, Novell is a : > publicly held corporation. If we buy enough shares of stock in it, : > guess what we can do? That's right, we can possibly overthrow or : > destroy it and save UNIX! I figure that if all of the people around : > the world who like UNIX are willing to spend whatever they can afford : > to spend, within reason, of course (every single share bought counts! : > ...but don't throw your entire life savings into this), be it a little : > or a lot (but only if you can easily afford a lot -- this is a : > worthwhile and noble goal, but not worth risking one's life savings, : > one's home, etc.), then we can destroy that evil Novell corporation as : > it now exists and bring an end to those horrid Novell networks as well : > as saving UNIX. This will also make it easier for us to install and : > upgrade UNIX on more machines by freeing the source licence. : Take a look at my .sig. I have no problem with the destruction of Unix. : It'll destroy itself anyway. If Novell is really trying to eliminate unix, : more power to 'em. If you buy their stock, you just give them more capital : to work with. -- [ BitNet: LEVY@FNAL | Unix: The only computer virus ] [ Internet: LEVY@FNAL.GOV | with a user interface. ] [ HEPnet/SPAN: FNAL::LEVY (VMS!) | (such as it is...) ] =============================================================================== Look, those of us who like UNIX can still admit it has its problems. There could and should be better operating systems than UNIX, there *are* better OS's for different realms. But VMS? I've used both, and know which one I prefer. I remember once I accepted a job which had a VMS target environment. Then I found out we'd be using a VMS development environment. I called back and turned down the job, and accepted a lower-paying job offer elsewhere. It goes against my grain to back off of an agreement like that; that I would do this shows my very strong distate for the VMS environment. Note: Almost all traded stock is in the secondary market. This means that the financial capital that Novell has to work with would be unchanged, the shares mearly change owners. Kris A. Kugel 908-842-2707 ...!uunet!westmark!hico2!kak