Re: >Gnu *nix: The time for it is now! (fwd)

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From: Kaleb Keithley
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 16:01

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In article <1990Nov7.012822.10882@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> msp33327@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Michael S. Pereckas) writes:
>In <connolly.657825420@convex.convex.com> connolly@convex.com (Dan Connolly) writes:
>>The result is that the software is strong on features, but sort of beta-test
>>quality. The maintainers typically respond outstandingly to bug reports and
>>feature requests, but folks who download GNU code still have to count on a 
>>certain amount of mucking about before everything installs and runs correctly.
>
>I have news for you:  Lots of rather expensive software is
>sort of beta-test or in some cases sort of alpha-test.

Like Motif :-).  It also took a "certain amount of mucking about..." to
get it installed and running correctly.

-- 
Kaleb Keithley                      Jet Propulsion Labs
kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov

"So that's what an invisible barrier looks like!"

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From: kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley )
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Subject: Re: >Gnu *nix: The time for it is now! (fwd)
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Date: 7 Nov 90 16:01:39 GMT
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