SCO doesn't sell UNIX

[Chip Salzenberg]

According to rhealey at digibd.com (Rob Healey):
> Ok, I'll bite. What IS a "real" UNIX? Minus the security
> SCO UNIX 3.2v2.0 seems pretty damn 3.2 to me ...

Oh, I quite agree.  SCO "UNIX", minus C2, would be real Unix.
Unfortunately, that's not a product SCO sells.

I agree with Sean Fagan that SCO's system administration tools are
fairly easy to use.  However, they are only required because of C2, a
"feature" that we don't want.  Administration tools are useful on any
UNIX system, true; but they are *required* under SCO "UNIX" because
the C2 security requires that lots of auxiliary files be munged in
coordination with chnages to /etc/passwd, /etc/group, etc.

To put the matter succinctly (if somewhat too kindly), I will repeat
about SCO "UNIX" what someone else said about APL:

    SCO C2 "UNIX" is a mistake carried through to perfection.

-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip at tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>
      "I'm really sorry I feel this need to insult some people..."
            -- John F. Haugh II    (He thinks HE'S sorry?)