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- From: jmd6@unix.brighton.ac.uk (Durrant;f110or89;[05306)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
- Subject: info? Unix standard(s)!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.105702.3513@unix.brighton.ac.uk>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 10:57:02 GMT
- Organization: University of Brighton, UK
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- I am currently doing some research for a disertation for the final
- year of my degree in computer science. I have chosen to do the
- research on unix and its standadisation.
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- I therefore interested if any one has any interesting articles on
- unix stadadisation on SVR4 or OSF/1 or perhaps other standards. I
- am finding that articles are hard and slow to get hold of through
- interlibrary loans so any electronic articles you can send me
- would be of use.
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- I'm also intresting in peoples views of what might happen to unix in
- the next few years. So please send me any strong view you have.
-
- My reseach has covered some intresting articles such as
- IS UNIX DEAD from Byte
- THE CASE AGAINST UNIX STANDARDS from UKUUG comference
- and is now heading in the direction of the following questions:
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- Will open systems save unix?
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- Has POSIX compatibility on proprietry systems (eg OPEN VMS) killed
- unix?
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- Is SVR4 the new unix standard?
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- Will any one use OSF/1?
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- Will Windows NT replace UNIX?
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- Also does any one know if open systems has taken unix SVR4 to be
- its standard, and if any other POSIX standards besides 1003.1 have
- become ISO standards.
-
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- Thanks for you help
-
- Jon Durrant
-