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Subject: Re: Off-topic: Re: In few years from now, Windows or Linux?

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 23:42:32 10/11/99

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On October 12, 1999 at 02:11:39, Dave Gomboc wrote:
[snip]
>Do tell us the reason for you "fond hope"? :-)
0.  24 x 7 x 365.25 reliability
1.  Security
2.  Feature set
3.  OS comes with highly efficient indexed files (RMS)
4.  Lots of good available tools
5.  Lots of freely available stuff (DECUS)
6.  They invented open source (you can get the OS source on microfilm)

It's even more of a geek's OS than UNIX (I realize) and has absolutely no chance
whatsoever with the general public.

The only problem with OpenVMS is that the license fees are too high.  In
particular, if you have a high performance system, they can be truly ludicrous
in comparison with similar licences for approximately equivalent UNIX systems.



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