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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!haven.umd.edu!umd5.umd.edu!roissy.umd.edu!mark From: mark@roissy.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: FAQ_01. First Draft. Date: 5 Apr 1993 17:36:37 GMT Organization: University of Maryland Lines: 14 Message-ID: <1ppqn5$7s7@umd5.umd.edu> References: <9304032124.AA07711.cgdtry2@hrd769.brooks.af.mil> <CGD.93Apr3193340@erewhon.CS.Berkeley.EDU> <1pplq5$f6b@agate.berkeley.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: roissy.umd.edu In article <1pplq5$f6b@agate.berkeley.edu> wjolitz@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Jolitz) writes: >>>1.8.5 Why shouldn't I get my distribution from UUNet? >>> >>there is no valid reason not to get it from uunet. >> >Don't get it from uunet. > >While the "no binaries" policy may have vanished (after all, they're making >money off of anyone sucking it off anyways), the primary reason is still valid. The only reason listed in "FAQ_01. First Draft" is that UUNET has a no binaries policy. If that policy has vanished, what is the primary reason? Mark S.