OS choices [was Re: OpenBSD 2.7 is out]

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Author: TheWolfcodewolf@earthlink.net
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Subject: OS choices [was Re: OpenBSD 2.7 is out]
I have heard a lot of horror stories about the SCO when it comes
to security. They seem to be as bad as M$ when it comes to fixing
holes. No wonder they were partners for a while.

Nathan Saper wrote:
>
>
> der.hans writes:
> > Am 15. Jun, 2000 schwäzte Nathan Saper so:
> >
> > > You might also want to try out SCO. I haven't used it myself, but as
> > > commercial *nix's go, I've heard that it's quite good. Most of the
> >
> > My experience (thank God it wasn't much) is that SCO sucks rocks. Config
> > files were in wierd places compared to Linux, Solaris and SGI (which were
> > the only boxen I knew at the time).
> >
>
> Wow. I'm really surprised to see that everyone hates SCO so much.
> Previously, I'd heard and read a lot about its merits, and I was
> seriously considering getting a free license for it. Now, I'll think
> twice.
>
> Thanks for all the input, guys.
>
> > That was early in my career, so maybe I was just uninformed, but it seemed
> > like a nightmare system...
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> > der.hans
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> > # Help Jerry Lewis stamp out M$...oops that's MDA - der.hans
> >
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