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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 18:17:45 -0500

On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Eric Wood wrote:

> 1. I can't talk straight to the developers and get an issue resolved.

Okay, fair enough. I can't talk directly to the developers of Solaris
(my OS of choice) either, though. Does that make Linux a better OS?

> 2. I can't select from a myriad os configuration tools and a large selection
> of competing solutions (postfix vs exim vs sendmail vs qmail vs etc).

Why on earth not? You can build any of those *easily* under SCO.

> 3. I can't add cpus or free software raid solutions without being charged
> (last time I checked).

Who said anything about being charged? You said "I can't implement a
raid solution" - you didn't say "I can't implement a free raid
solution."

> 4. I can't get openssh working without bothering poor Jean-Pierre Radley to
> make a package. SCO themselves doesn't even provide a lot of the "take for
> granted" utilities - or the utilities are severly outdated.

Eh? What's so hard about downloading zlib, openssl, and openssh? All
three are as easy to build and install as

./configure; make; make test; make install

> 5. SCO patch/update management is almost as bad as OS/2's.

I can't speak to that - I've never used OS/2.

> I think you'll be humbled if saw a real point for point compare between
> Linux and SCO.

At what point did I say - or even imply - that I thought SCO was
superior to Linux? In fact, I wrote "I don't particularly care for
SCO's operating systems."

I'm also incapable of being humbled by software comparisons. Software
simply isn't important enough in my life.

> > 1) OS developers shouldn't presume to speak about company policy.
> > I know I don't speak for my employer's legal decisions.
>
> So they're not entitled to have a public opinion without being threatened?

I'm not aware of anyone being threatened - I haven't been following
this fiasco as closely as I could've, though. I'm not doubting you
on this one, I'm simply asking for a credible citation.

> Obviously we're not in their shoes, but I don't stay silent for anyone if I
> think FUD is going around. You may clam up with your employer's threats but
> that's not my personality.

I've never been threatened by my employer, actually.

> > But if you're going to slam them, do it with a bit more accuracy.
>
> You're absolutely right. Has this email been more accurate for you?

This email? While cusm is bi-directionally gated into a mailing list,
The headers sure look like we're both reading it through usenet
rather than email, Sparky.

JS

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