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To: Alan Buckley who wrote (17516)	2/18/1998 8:04:00 AM
From: Justin Banks	Read Replies (2) of 24154

Alan - Below are some choice excerpts. Note the recognition that "each Unix brand is relatively proprietary". The claims of MSFT's competitors that they are "open" and MSFT is "closed" are such a crock. I believe NT will continue to add momentum as it becomes painfully clear which platform is more easily adapted and extended. Where are you getting your definition of proprietary? These Unices are standardized on various POSIX, Unix9x, and other standards, with an specification open to anybody that can read. I fail to see the same degree of openness in MSFT's OS products. MSFT has even gone so far as to get NT POSIX certified, and then proceeded to cripple any program that attempts to use the POSIX subsystems, in what some see as an attempt to hobble the standard itself. I'm curious as to what your background is, and what makes you think that NT is more easily adapted and extended? -justinb

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