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From: C.R.Harding@massey.ac.nz (Craig Harding)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Where do I look for programs
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1993 16:09:40
Organization: Massey University
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After perusing the comp.os.386bsd.* heirarchy for a bit, and wandering through
places like agate, I'm a bit puzzled as to where to look for software to run
on a *BSD system.
For example, suppose I'm running NetBSD and I want to install INN. Should I:
(a) get INN from the official INN distribution site (or mirror thereof) and
assume that it either "just runs" or the modifications for NetBSD are already
built into the current version;
(b) look for a *BSD port of INN on a 386bsd archive site;
(c) try and find a NetBSD port of INN on a NetBSD archive site;
???
-- C.