instability in Berkeley versus AT&T releases

[Doug Gwyn <gwyn>]

> 	There are also plenty of examples where AT&T adds a BSD feature,
> but changes the command or system call name or syntax.  Isn't that
> referred to as the NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome?  When will AT&T
> (and DEC for that matter) realize that UC Berkeley is NOT a competitor?

There may be some "NIH" syndrome at work, but you should also appreciate
that BSD software is not necessarily up to commercial standards, so it
might need some adaptation before being supported by a commercial outfit.

Unfortunately, AT&T has been picking up some of the WORST features from
BSD.  cat -v, ls -[a-z][A-Z], yuck.