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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Message-Id: <200108171602.MAA16458@augusta.math.psu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Oooops...where is ls -R gone?
In-Reply-To: <20010816013325.0875A19B08@mail.cse.psu.edu>
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Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:02:56 -0400
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In article <20010816013325.0875A19B08@mail.cse.psu.edu> you write:
>> There was no find in research Unix, AFAIK, but I never used it directly
>> (except older PDP-11 versions on emulators).  find(1) is too limited; you
>> have everything you need with du and the shell.
>
>No, it was there, in 6th and 7th editions and thereafter.  A
>xenograft from USG, but there, albeit with a BUGS section
>saying "The syntax is painful."

Whoops; okay, I stand corrected.

> > Hmm...  In terms of Unix, it would be nice if something >7th ed could
> > make it's way out of Bell Labs.  I think at this point, it'd be more for
> > historical or academic interest than anything else.  I wonder what SCO
> > would have to say about the issue?
>
>There are those chipping away at this.  Part of the problem
>is that the SCO Unix property is (or has) transitioned to Caldera.
>Yet another new company in which to find someone who can make
>a decision.

Isn't Caldera very much into the whole, ``opens source'' bit?  Perhaps
that can be leveraged....  Of course, I can sympathize with the dealing
with a new company's beaurocracy issue.  On a personal note, if I can do
anything to assist with the efforts of those working on this, I'd be
more than happy to offer what limited resources I have.

	- Dan C.