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From: sms@WLV.IIPO.GTEGSC.COM (Steven M. Schultz)
Subject: Re: Cost of 386bsd
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In article <1993Feb6.054843.22278@serval.net.wsu.edu> msmith@beta.tricity.wsu.edu (Dragon Lord) writes:
>OK, here it is.  386BSD by Bill and Lynne Jolitz is FREE.  BSD/386 by
>BSDI corp is the $950 one.  Both come with source code.

	And a *well spent* $950 (actually $995) it is - no futzing about
	for "which patch # do I need", etc.  Depends on what one's goals
	are. If "getting the system to work" is the goal then by all
	means get the FREE one (and from what i've read be prepared to
	spend, in some cases, a lot of time getting it stable), otherwise 
	(as i did) pay a few $ and get on with "the work at hand".  

	Just my two cents worth...

	Steven Schultz
	sms@wlv.iipo.gtegsc.com