I heard that OSF is dropping OSF/1. What does that mean for Digital UNIX?
[The following is a “position statement” on this subject from Digital] As part of its reorganization in March of 1994, the Open Software Foundation announced transition plans for its existing technologies. It has been well understood since then that the June 1994 release of OSF/1, the OSF’s operating system source code, would be the last. The possibility remains open that OSF sponsors may choose to fund additional work in the operating system area, but no projects are underway. It is important to understand what OSF/1 is and has always been. It is not a finished operating system but a set of operating system technology components, from which vendors can pick and choose pieces of technology that complement their product development strategies. Many UNIX system vendors use elements of OSF/1 code — Hewlett-Packard in HP-UX, IBM in AIX, and many others, including Digital in Digital UNIX. Digital uses components of OSF/1 technology, just as it integrates technology from other suppliers wit
