From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28822 invoked from network); 3 Apr 2021 01:51:22 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 3 Apr 2021 01:51:22 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 596439CA5B; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:51:16 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECBC99C641; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:50:29 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 7CD949C641; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:50:27 +1000 (AEST) Received: from nsstlmta37p.bpe.bigpond.com (nsstlmta37p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.37]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8554E9C63F for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 11:50:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.24.4]) by nsstlfep37p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20210403015022.ZGTC18875.nsstlfep37p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 12:50:22 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduledrudeijedghedtucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepkeeiteejueeuhfefgeeuvdduieefvedugfevtdffkefhffejkefhuddtteehtefhnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehhvghloheprghnvghurhhinhdrhhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgpdhinhgvthepuddutddrudeguddrudelfedrvdeffedpmhgrihhlfhhrohhmpeeouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqpdhrtghpthhtohepoehtuhhhshesthhuhhhsrdhorhhgqe X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.609.01) id 603FFAD308E4DC75 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 12:50:22 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id 1331oMPS033786 for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 12:50:22 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 1331oLG4033783 for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2021 12:50:22 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 12:50:20 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: <20210402151650.GA8268@mcvoy.com> Message-ID: References: <20210401145025.GA1202@naleco.com> <202104020700.13270EDK018774@freefriends.org> <202104021026.132AQhs5014565@freefriends.org> <20210402140229.GD1202@naleco.com> <20210402151650.GA8268@mcvoy.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] Zombified SCO comes back from the dead, brings trial back to life against IBM X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Fri, 2 Apr 2021, Larry McVoy wrote: > SunOS 4, though I love it more than most people, is ancient history and > is basically under one big lock for SMP. It was a huge amount of work > to get that code to scale in Solaris (they lifted the VM system and the > hat layer from SunOS 4 to 5 and then went to work). SunOS 4.1 was the best *ix I have ever used (and I've used lots over the decades); then Slowaris came along and trashed the joint because the suits were in charge instead of the real workers. We never had a need for SMP, so we didn't miss it. -- Dave