[LINK] Re: Unix {Was: Looking for some Web server statistics]

[Sean Neakums]

>>>>> "CS" == Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:

    CS> On Tue, Jul 31, 2001 at 02:47:32PM +0100, Sean Neakums wrote:
    >> Any joke that requires a moronic `smiley' to be appended to identify
    >> it as such is not worthy of the name.

    CS> well, i'm glad we've got that cleared up.

    CS> life is so much less confusing when experts like you give us
    CS> peasants the benefit of their encyclopaedic knowledge and
    CS> enormous intellect.

It is strange that you have such a low opinion of yourself, and such a
ridiculously high opinion of me.  Perhaps you should arrange for
therapy.  You could start by asking your new friend to explain the
difference between statements of fact and opinions.

    CS> apparently you feel there's some difference between "unixes"
    CS> and "*nixes".

Yes, there is.  Unix refers to operating systems that contain code
from AT&T's line (usually SVR4 these days); *nix covers Unix and Unix
clones, such as systems based on the Linux kernel and the various
BSDs.  QNX with the POSIX subsystems added might even qualify here.

    CS> i'll rephrase that to remove the ambiguity for you.
    CS> all commercial *nixes are proprietary.
    CS> name one that isn't.

Red Hat Linux.  OpenBSD.  And so forth.

    CS> while you're at it, find another pedantic point to waste
    CS> everyone's time with. this one won't last much longer, so
    CS> you'll need another one.

There's no shame in getting things right, Craig.

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