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It was 1991, and the ruthless agonies of the cold war were gradually coming to an end. There was an air of peace and tranquility that prevailed in the horizon. In the field of computing, a great future seemed to be in the offing, as powerful hardware pushed the limits of the computers beyond what anyone expected.
But still, something was missing.
And it was the none other than the Operating Systems, where a great void seemed to have appeared.
One good reason that SCOX and MSFT's claims, that no one could have written a complete "unix" without stealing from them, are utterly bogus is that it has been done before. Many times.
I almost bought Coherent myself, but couldn't justify the money without an application in mind. One of the great benefits of Linux is that excuse for not trying it does not exist.
I was actively considering Minix myself at the time, and holding my nose about its warts. Thank $deity Linus came along.
I (so far; haven't finished reading it) heartily recommend this history of Linux. It's got warts, and reads pretty fanboy-ish, but it's fun for zealots like me and appears reasonably accurate. I've seen a lot worse.
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One good reason that SCOX and MSFT's claims, that no one could have written a complete "unix" without stealing from them, are utterly bogus is that it has been done before. Many times.
I almost bought Coherent myself, but couldn't justify the money without an application in mind. One of the great benefits of Linux is that excuse for not trying it does not exist.