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Re: Netscape Sold?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (UNIXMAN)
Mon Nov 23 08:44:50 1998
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:53:58 -0500 (EST)
From: UNIXMAN <jzygmont@alpha.confederationc.on.ca>
To: curtis@maurand.com
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199811230726.4818021.6@canon.maurand.com>
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If sun took netscape, they'd definitely support linux. They've done a
lot for linux already and it would help them compete with M$.
On Mon, 23 Nov 1998 curtis@maurand.com wrote:
> In <36593741.7BE045BC@nook.net>, on 11/23/98
>
>
> >Sun is a Unix company, but I am not sure they are particularly Linux-pro.
>
> They're not Linux negative either, since Linux runs on SPARC. Reports
> from around the net show that they are interested in Linux since it tends
> to outrun Solaris on Intel and Solaris on SPARC.
>
> Linux has a well thought out architecture and its file system is so-so.
> Don't get me wrong, Linux's file system is OK, but there are better, more
> resilient ones available. I'd like to see a Journaled File System that
> would recover from heart attacks better. I've had more than a couple of
> file systems get corrupted due to power failures and such. Other than
> that one gripe I love Linux. I manage all of my Linux machines from OS/2
> machines. Great combination.
>
> OS/2 is a better Windows client than Windows, a better Unix client than
> Windows, and a better Netware client than Windows....Let's face it. Its
> better than Windows. :-)
>
> Curtis
>
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