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 :-) -- Roy Brown Kelmscott Ltd Kelmscott 'A convenient and seemly shelter from the weather - a place to keep books and pretty things in'.