>
> >> on things like directory structures, library locations, etc. .
>
I haven't read the UNIX*98 standards, but although the consortium is all about
selling proprietary Unix, doesn't it sound like a reasonable standard for at
least one Linux* distribution to aim for.
BTW I picked S.u.S.E. because of the nice manual, because I got 5 CDs
including proprietary demos, with plenty of home and leisure software, because
I thought I could use the on-line docs to help me learn German, and because
the international CDs had US export encryption expunged (I want to keep my CDs
when I leave the USA! Freud would have had something to say about me I am
sure.)
I had heard it was a technically sound distribution, it used the famous rpm
package management, rather than the controversial debian one. I was
pleasantly surprised to find that it uses the elegant SVR4 shadow passwords
and boot concept. Also glad that I downloaded a source rpm built for RedHat,
and it worked first time on S.u.S.E. 5.3.0-1
However, even if SuSE and Caldera progress closer to The Open Group UNIX
standards, should not people feel free to distribute and use ready-made Linux
distros with their own technical preferences, such as BSD-like or SVR3.
Let us not forget the GNU Project which started all this - GNU also have some
standards around what a system that is not UNIX should look like.
<CRYSTAL BALL ON> My bet is that SuSE will become a purer GNU distro, Caldera
will get more stuff accredited as industry standard UNIX 95 or similar, and
Red Hat will stick with their more BSD like structure to make it easier to
support their novice user base. <CRYSTAL BALL OFF>
Let us keep the distro wars going for a while.
Some geniuses are still even able to manage common source trees for VMS*,
Windows*, several flavors of UNIX and a couple of Linux flavours. To be honest
I love them for it.
dproc
* VMS is a registered trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group
Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft
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