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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (5302)11/9/1998 4:02:00 PM
From: miklosh  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14451
 
SGI press release: biz.yahoo.com



To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (5302)11/9/1998 11:12:00 PM
From: john dodson  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14451
 
Soap box = on
Now I've heard everything! I know this is a quote, and my comments are directed at whoever said this: "Linux represents a best-of-breed Unix". This is pure fantasy. Linux does have its place, and it is expanding. However, it is by no stretch of the imagination a "best of breed unix". The main appeal is that its free and source code is available. Linux is essentially a collection of patches and hacks. I wouldn't bet my business on it! Clearly, Linux just does not stack up to AIX, HPUX, Solaris, or many of the second tier Unix platforms, including IRIX. Maybe someone more familiar with IRIX (and perhaps Linux) can enlighten the thread as to how/why Linux is a threat to IRIX.
Soap box = off

-John Dodson



To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (5302)11/10/1998 5:36:00 AM
From: Alexis Cousein  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14451
 
> Looks like competition for both of Sgi's OSes.

Looks like complementary to me. Linux doesn't have IRIX's features, but is pretty much capable on lower-end platforms. It also has quite a different focus than NT (less GUI, less monolithical applications, and not very-well standardized, but smaller, leaner, and architecturally stronger -- much better for servers, though of course, IRIX is not bad at that either ;) ).


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