OS choices [was Re: OpenBSD 2.7 is out]

[The Wolf]

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:
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> der.hans writes:
>  > Am 15. Jun, 2000 schwäzte Nathan Saper so:
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>  > > 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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