[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >
> > >> 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.
I agree. Healthy competition is always good for the consumer.
Developing and adopting a good directory structure standard won't stifle
competition and will give commerical and GNU developers stable targets
to shoot at. If a distro wants to be distinct let them take a clue from
SuSE and market a well engineered and debuged product. I would rather
wait awhile for the pesticides to work than have a release meet an
arbritary delivery date.
> 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
>
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