In article <[log in to unmask]>,
Jim Alexander <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Of course you don't see it, it's part of FOS.   Of course, we'd all be in
>trouble if HP ever decides to unbundle it.   I wonder how much it would cost.
>Of course, it would be priced by tier .... I wonder if they would ever go
>obsolete?
>
>Do you think a third party might be able to provide an improved bit bucket?
>
Maybe, but they would have to match the FOS price of $NULL, or it
wouldn't work. So it might not be economic for them.

Reminds me of when one of our systems people put out a memo complaining
about the imbalance in compiled programs. As they were tending to
contain more 1's than 0's, core was getting magnetised when they were
run.

Management followed up with a memo emphasising how important it was we
heeded this warning :-)
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