[OT] Genetic Diversity (was Re: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk on Feebsd , pls. HELP !)

[William Waites]

On Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 02:49:52PM -0600, Steven Critchfield wrote:
> > 
> > Genetic diversity in operating system support is a good
> > thing. It makes for more robust code. Following standards
> > is a good thing -- POSIX was written for a reason. If you
> > only support one OS you are less likely to notice when
> > you do something non-standard. 
> 
> Ahh then you don't believe the SCO FUD that Linux sprang forth from SVR4
> or 5 or something else they supposedly own that is also the foundation
> of the BSDs.....

I don't know what the big deal about that is. Remember
4.4BSD-Lite? In the unlikely event that SCO gains any
legal traction whatsoever, any alleged SVR4 stuff in
Linux can just be taken out and rewritten from scratch,
it's been done before...

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