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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.development.system,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.eng.convex.com!newshost.convex.com!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netcom.com!bsw From: bsw@netcom.com (Bruce Sterling Woodcock) Subject: Re: need secure OS to entrust millions to Message-ID: <bswDn9rIF.I1J@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <4gi6t6$3h9@lace.colorado.edu> <312D2029.FF6D5DF@FreeBSD.org> <nc0453Dn96w6.93F@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 07:30:14 GMT Lines: 21 Sender: bsw@netcom2.netcom.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.os.linux.development.system:17988 comp.os.linux.misc:88246 comp.os.linux.networking:29640 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:14343 comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2310 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2453 In article <nc0453Dn96w6.93F@netcom.com> nc0453@netcom.com (-) writes: First you say: >Also, one of his candidates was BSDI, which is anything but free. >It's actually rather costly, even though I haven't seen many >advantages, beyond being able to run Netscape Commerce Server. Then you say: >Can you name one commercial OS that provides source code? You answered your own question above. (BTW, it's BSD/OS now.) Bruce -- Bruce Sterling Woodcock --- Systems Administrator ][ sterling@netcom.com The views and opinions expressed in this message ][ sterling@netapp.com are not necessarily those of NETCOM nor of my ][ sterling@well.com current employer, Network Appliance Corporation. ][ sterling@egbt.org