net.rarebit@cs.perdue.edu (06/18/88)
Before leaving for USENIX, the backbone managed to get together on
another decision (things are already running much smoother now that
there is an official backbone announcer). So, please take note:
Recent attempts to merge BSD with SystemV into somekind of
homogenized ``standard'' UNIX have lead the backbone to
realize that UNIX as an interesting operating system is now
for all intents and purposes dead. Upon advisement from
the official backbone mail leaker, we have decided to replace
UNIX with HYPERCARD. A new release of the news software (version
D or VD for short) will be distributed soon that runs under
HYPERCARD. All sysadmins are requested to upgrade their systems
from UNIX to HYPERCARD to maintain the connectivity of the net.
To encourage this move, a set of rmgroup messages to delete
the comp.unix.* groups will be issued shortly. The HYPERCARD
interface is so user-friendly that we do not anticipate needing
to create a comp.hypercard.* hierachy. Thank you for your help.
Together for a better net,
----------------------- SPEAKER TO THE NET ----------------------------net.rarebit@cs.perdue.edu (06/18/88)
In article <Jun.17.22.08.57.1988.5552@porthos.rutgers.edu> net.rarebit writes: >Before leaving for USENIX, the backbone managed to get together on >another decision (things are already running much smoother now that >there is an official backbone announcer). So, please take note: > > Recent attempts to merge BSD with SystemV into somekind of > homogenized ``standard'' UNIX have lead the backbone to > realize that UNIX as an interesting operating system is now > for all intents and purposes dead. Upon advisement from > the official backbone mail leaker, we have decided to replace > UNIX with HYPERCARD. A new release of the news software (version > D or VD for short) will be distributed soon that runs under > HYPERCARD. All sysadmins are requested to upgrade their systems > from UNIX to HYPERCARD to maintain the connectivity of the net. > To encourage this move, a set of rmgroup messages to delete > the comp.unix.* groups will be issued shortly. The HYPERCARD > interface is so user-friendly that we do not anticipate needing > to create a comp.hypercard.* hierachy. Thank you for your help. > >Together for a better net, > >----------------------- SPEAKER TO THE NET ---------------------------- This is a clear and damnable forgery. As the official speaker to the net, this forger is beneath my contempt. Any attempt to replace UNIX will clearly result in disaster. It may have it's problems, but at USENIX we are going to dicuss what we think will eventually solve these problems. Not the least of these problems is that nobody can get UNIX to work with printers. We are going to rewrite UNIX in PostScript. Speaking for the Welsh rabbits of the net-- ------------------------ SPEAKER TO THE NET ----------------------------
dpz@njin.rutgers.edu (David P. Zimmerman) (06/18/88)
In article <Jun.17.22.08.57.1988.5552@porthos.rutgers.edu> net.rarebit@cs.perdue.edu writes: > All sysadmins are requested to upgrade their systems > from UNIX to HYPERCARD to maintain the connectivity of the net. Bob, really, I can change your username for you, no sweat. All you have to do is ask me, it's no problem, really. But exchanging "rutgers" for a Macintosh just isn't feasible yet - it doesn't do mail rerouting well at all.... ^David -- David P. Zimmerman (but I suppose you know that already....) dpz@njin.rutgers.edu {rutgers,njin}!dpz zimmerman@zodiac.bitnet
webber@porthos.rutgers.edu (Bob Webber) (06/18/88)
In article <Jun.17.23.15.37.1988.7872@njin.rutgers.edu>, dpz@njin.rutgers.edu (David P. Zimmerman) writes: > Bob, really, I can change your username for you, no sweat. All you Ha. Don't believe it. I asked them for the username ``root'' and they couldn't do it. I asked them for the username `` root'' and they couldn't do it. I asked them for the username ``Bob.Webber'' and they couldn't even do that. Geeez. > have to do is ask me, it's no problem, really. But exchanging > "rutgers" for a Macintosh just isn't feasible yet - it doesn't do mail > rerouting well at all.... Well, talk to the ``official leaker of backbone mail'' about any problems you have with the Macs. However, I see no particular problem with you porting HYPERCARD to the Sun if you want to stick with the same hardware. You did tell me you wanted to do some kernal hacking, didn't you? [Just don't try and sell it or you might have ``look and feel'' problems.] ---- BOB (webber@athos.rutgers.edu ; rutgers!athos.rutgers.edu!webber)
trudel@caip.rutgers.edu (Jonathan D. Trudel) (06/20/88)
In article <Jun.17.22.08.57.1988.5552@porthos.rutgers.edu> net.rarebit@cs.perdue.edu writes: > Upon advisement from > the official backbone mail leaker, we have decided to replace > UNIX with HYPERCARD. Oh great. I have no mouse, and I must click.