A strange fever has been gripping the Unix community of late, according to sources exposed to the contagion. The infecting virus is most likely a FUD mutant – a severe dose of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt. The chief symptom is an overwhelming desire to negotiate. Never before, they say, have so many feelers been out to so many different (and nominally opposing) camps all at the same time. They hint that even the Open Software Foundation and Unix International have caught the bug, but not severely enough to induce unity. Unfortunately, in its preliminary stages, a form of delirium sets, in causing the sufferer a lack of agenda. Hence the observer is presented with only imprecise data. However, it’s claimed the only cure will be a resolution of the incompatibilities currently besetting Unix in such areas as the base operating system, graphical user interfaces, remote procedure calls and naming procedures. Maureen O’Gara
