[comp.misc] A good reviewer

peter@sugar.uu.net (Peter da Silva) (10/31/88)

Here is a paragraph written by a good reviewer. It is a good paragpraph not
because it's insightful, witty, or even entirely meaningful, but because of
the last phrase:

	"The question of whether Apollo's Aegis system is superior
	 to UNIX is not one I can address. The relative value of NFS
	 versus the ACL approach may be of great long-term significance
	 to the UNIX community, and of little significance to someone
	 needing a product today, BUT IT IS CLEARLY OUTSIDE MY AREA OF
	 COMPETANCE" [Emphasis mine -- PdS]

		-- David Wilson, UNIX REVIEW Vol 6 No 10, page 135.

Clearly, since NFS is a remote file sharing system while ACLs are a file
security technique that might be more closely compared to UNIX's user/group/
other protection modes. This man is to be strongly commended for recognising
his limitations and being honest enought to admit to them.

The relevence of this little example to another discussion about another
reviewer, who waffles between claiming to be an expert and claiming to be
a novice, should be obvious to the most casual observer.
-- 
		Peter da Silva  `-_-'  peter@sugar.uu.net
		 Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?

	Disclaimer: I accept full responsibility for my own typos.