SCO doesn't sell UNIX

[Chip Salzenberg]

According to ronald at robobar.co.uk (Ronald S H Khoo):
>SCO Unix, on the other hand is a different kettle of fish altogether.
>... because they've completely changed the semantics of just about
>everything so much (because of their "security" <barf> "enhancements")
>so it might be fair to call SCO Unix "Not a real Unix".

I completely agree.

C2 security cannot be disabled on "SCO Unix" systems.  It can be
"relaxed," but that's not the same as "disabled."  The "SCO Unix"
product is actually "SCO Unix-Flavored C2 Operating System."

We used Xenix here at TCT for some time.  When we were about to take
the plunge into Unix, we asked the salescritters if the C2 security
could be disabled.  They *lied*: they said "Yes."

Perhaps the salescritters knew no better.  However, I believe that
they expected C2 security without an "off" switch to be very unpopular
with us developers -- you know, the people that write the software
that sells the OS.  So they told us what we wanted to hear.

Unless we, the developers and users, keep the pressure on SCO, there
will never be a C2-free version of "SCO Unix."  And that would be a
pity.  Let's keep reminding them of what we want.

You know, TCT might have bought many more copies of SCO Unix...
If only SCO sold a Unix-compatible version.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT     <chip at tct.uucp>, <uunet!pdn!tct!chip>
    "I've been cranky ever since my comp.unix.wizards was removed
         by that evil Chip Salzenberg."   -- John F. Haugh II