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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs. other Unix's (Linux, etc.)
Date: 20 Jun 1996 20:10:53 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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References: <4pl73c$3d2a@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> <31C48C32.6BFC@www.play-hookey.com> <4q2cq9$sr7@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com> <31C61646.EAB8B4E@lambert.org> <jlemonDt79z8.5yz@netcom.com>
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Jonathan Lemon (jlemon@netcom.com) wrote:
: In article <31C61646.EAB8B4E@lambert.org>,
: Terry Lambert  <terry@lambert.org> wrote:
: >aks@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com wrote:
: >] BSD is dead.  Show me a single major vendor which does not
: >] move or moved to System V.
: >
: >o	All UNIX vendors other than Sun (if you count "System V"
: >	as requiring SVID conformance -- READ SVID III about
: >	gettimeofday(RT), select(RT), getitimer(RT), and
: >	setitimer(RT).  Pay attention to "system clock frequency"
: >	vs. "system clock update frequency".  USL UNIX does not
: >	conform to SVID.  It is not "System V").

: What about Sequent?
: --
: Jonathan

Sequent has moved - they now refuse to support Dynix.  A good job too IMO,
the universe stuff was a nightmare.

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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....