From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz) Subject: Re: Priorities for Coherent 4.0 development features Date: 28 Nov 1992 11:52:41 GMT
[xposted to comp.os.linux]
, Shannon Hendrix (shendrix@PCS.CNU.EDU) wrote:
: >
: > Yes, but Linux is a compilation effort; you even said yourself that it
: > is crazy to expect to write software for free... and unix is a *big*
: > piece of software.
:
: Yes, but you can get the SLS (Softlanding System) version of
: Linux and its pretty easy now. I just got it (the newest one) and it
: took about 30 minutes to install. Its getting much better now, though
: the kernel source does become an enemyfriend at times.
Will this cohabitate with OS/2? How complex is it compared to
Coherent?
: I don't think most universities have BSD source. Only the really
: big ones. There are thousands of universities nationwide and I'd say only
: a few of the biggest (or most computer-active) have a Unix license. Our
: school sure doesn't. I live near William and Mary and I don't believe
I don't think this is true at all. I would think that any university
having a computer science degree that is worth its salt would probably
have the source.
: > And you think that a newbie with no money would buy COH for $50 instead
: > of getting linux for free?
:
: The ones I've talked to said something along those lines. Maybe
: they are being cheap, who knows. I've seen some buy used copies of
: software because it had a manual and was a little cheaper even if something
: was available for free but had no manual.
You could probably place me in that category. The reason I chose Coherent
over Linux and/or BSD386 was the fact that it comes with a big fat reference
manual and a telephone number to call if I get into trouble <grin>.
: But, I see your point. Most people would still balk. Besides,
: I just noticed an ad for Linux for $99 (copying fee?). Softlanding sells
: it for $3.50 a disk or $99 too, for those without net access. But, if
: you are patient, you can usually get it for free from someone (like me).
Everytime Coherent blows up on me I'm tempted (since I have FTP access)
give Linux or BSD a try, but I think I'm not quite comfortable with
unix yet to take the plunge. I'm waiting for them to get a few more
of the bugs out. God bless all those thousands of hackers out there
who are willing to risk the contents of their hard disk all for the
joy of thumbing their noses at AT&T. :-)
: I've just read that the DDK is out now. Great. Just hope the
: next release of Coh comes real soon after! Only problem is, I'm kinda
: hooked on Linux and may stick with it until I can get all the stuff I
: need running on Coherent. Even then, I'll use both most likely. Then
: DOS will be nothing but a partition of games...
I would be very interested in hearing more about your "civilized"
version of Linux. I suppose I should add comp.os.linux to my newsfeed
so I can keep up with the latest developments.
Question: How much disk space does it require?
Best regards,
Chris