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Xref: sserve comp.os.mach:3395 comp.os.os2.programmer.misc:4108 comp.os.linux.development:2430 comp.os.minix:22882 comp.periphs:4561 comp.unix.bsd:12837 comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit:4814 comp.os.386bsd.development:1362 comp.os.386bsd.bugs:1696 comp.os.386bsd.apps:611 comp.os.386bsd.questions:6427 comp.os.386bsd.misc:1353 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!crcnis1.unl.edu!wupost!howland.reston.ans.net!paladin.american.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!news.clark.edu!netnews.nwnet.net!news.uoregon.edu!scrooge.uoregon.edu!mike From: mike@scrooge.uoregon.edu (Mike Mike Hoffman ) Newsgroups: comp.os.mach,comp.os.os2.programmer.misc,comp.os.linux.development,comp.os.minix,comp.periphs,comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.pc-clone.32bit,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.os.386bsd.bugs,comp.os.386bsd.apps,comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc Subject: Re: WILL ???BSD DIE? Date: 2 Nov 1993 21:07:27 GMT Organization: Univ of Oregon , Eugene Lines: 57 Message-ID: <2b6i6f$t2u@pith.uoregon.edu> References: <jmonroyCFv39C.Iv1@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: scrooge.uoregon.edu In article <jmonroyCFv39C.Iv1@netcom.com> jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: >mail cgd@agate.berkeley.edu >Re: Subject: Status of 386BSD FTP Site on agate.berkeley.edu > > I've cross-posted this to the other PD OSes, because > it's time to move on. > > FANS, this is going to be .... > >>> Date: 1 Nov 1993 19:41:25 -0800 >>> >>> Barring serious objections, the 386BSD FTP Site on agate.berkeley.edu >>> will be disappearing on December 1, 1993. >>> > You must be kidding. Please define a "serious objection". > >>> There are several reasons for this: MUCH JUNK DELETED >>> > CHRIS resign. Take your merry men with you. While your at it > take those (subsubsub) contractors to BSDI with you. > You (subsubsub) contractors don't write to tell me how useless > your code is. Hackers in general -- don't take this personally. > I've just had enough... not enough to quit... but just enough to > tell people where to go for Christmas. Those of you working on > FreeBSD have my opinions. > > This leaves the people who like me.. well may all five of us > can get together someday. I guess we'll call it the > > "We get pead-on for speak our own opinion". > > That's all I have to say... missspellingsss and alll/ > >___________________________________________________________________________ >Jesus Monroy Jr jmonroy@netcom.com >Zebra Research >/386BSD/device-drivers /fd /qic /clock /documentation >___________________________________________________________________________ > PRO 1. I like 386BSD . It works for me. I have had little or no problems with it. (once I got it installed) CON 1. It does take a lot of hard disk space. 2. It attracts people who bitch and complain alot. I will be sorry to see 386BSD go. The departure does provide incentive to move on... to where: FreeBSD, LINUX ????? Maybe this is natures way of telling us to get off our rears. Mike@scrooge.uoregon.edu