CompuServe Messages

Gordon; While the Novell, Banyan Vines folks and the like, sound their trumpets they all spend most of their effort in one of two areas: First, they attempt to achieve the functionality of Unix network services and second, they try to be sure that no one can get on their network without paying through the nose! The problem with comparing the junk offerings with Unix is that their is a fundamental design conflict. Unix networking is truly "open" design. The original intention and continuing efforts are toward machine independent network services. Hugh resources world wide are directed toward that effort. The efforts of Novell and the like are to control the world's networking environments. I don't have a problem with the idea of profit but I do object to those that will try to destroy what amounts to a magnificant achievement where the aim is not a better system but rather a more expensive one. I tend to equate Novell's efforts to the sort of behaviour that Apple used to try to claim right to something that was a gift to mankind. -bill