Re: Linux, UDI and SCO.

Stephen Williams (steve@icarus.com)
Sat, 19 Sep 1998 10:00:05 -0700


khim@sch57.msk.ru said:
> Unfortunatelly this will means that manufacturers could just write UDI
> driver (buggy -- "Unix is mandatory; we do not have enough resources
> to make deep testing of drivers for mandatory OS") instead of
> publishing specs ("You does not need our specs: you have our UDI
> driver").

Linux users are an increasing purchasing block. A good binary UDI interface
will expose more vendors and customers to the True Way. If a vendor makes
a mess of it, we can either do it ourselves (no worse off then we are now)
or use the increasingly viable options of spending our money elsewhere.

A clueless organization will remain so in spite of our best efforts, so we
might as well be helpful to those who wish to participate and not get all
huffy about the others.

-- 
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