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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: <Proposal> Rename of the 386bsd groups
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References: <ETLDNCN.94Jan21133424@paddington.ericsson.se> <tgmCK1ADu.DC8@netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 1994 18:25:36 GMT
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In article <tgmCK1ADu.DC8@netcom.com> tgm@netcom.com (Thomas G. McWilliams) writes:
>etldncn@paddington.ericsson.se wrote:
>: I ask this because I think many people are confused by the fact the
>: the group is called 386bsd but 386bsd 0.1 is effectively obsolete. 
>
>Perhaps 386bsd is effectively obsolete, but it is not officially
>obsolete is it? Have the Jolitzes officially abandoned release 0.2?
>It was promised for last June. Release dates can slip of course.
>It would be nice if the Jolitzes would provide a progress report
>or at least a report of their intentions. Has anyone heard one way
>or the other about their plans?

Well the last I heard from Lynne Jolitz they are actually mass 
re-producing their 0.2 for distribution under their Care Ware program.

This was about two weeks ago. BTW: The Jolitz had a death in the
family which has been very hard on them.



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