Re: IBM bug notification/update policy

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From: Gordon Stewart
Date: Wed, 09 Aug 1989 20:10

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"Welcome to the party, pal..."

The official line I got when I complained of this IDIOTIC policy was
that these bug fixes aren't guaranteed (what is? Every piece of software
they sell has a warranty disclaimer!) and that they should be distributed
to people having the problems.

The new release (whenever the @#$*! that appears) will incorporate all
these lovely, wonderful fixes.

If there's anyone at IBM listening, get a copy of <550@pan.UUCP> to
your boss, your boss's boss, etc. !!! It's about time IBM got with
the rest of the UNIX world! 

The support structure is inappropriate for UNIX folks -- they really
MUST establish a whole new ball of wax, unless they want to be forever
condemned to a MINISCULE market share in UNIXdom.


As Scott McNealy says, System V is "Coca-Cola Classic" -- AIX is some
supermarket brand.

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				{apple, pacbell, hplabs, ucbvax}!well!gors
							gors@well.sf.ca.us
(Doolan) | (Meyer) | (Sierchio) | (Stewart)

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From: gors@well.UUCP (Gordon Stewart)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: IBM bug notification/update policy
Message-ID: <13071@well.UUCP>
Date: 9 Aug 89 20:10:08 GMT
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