Return to BSD News archive
Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:13455 comp.unix.misc:11363
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.unix.misc
Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!library.ucla.edu!csulb.edu!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty
From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: FreeBSD and Linux on CD-ROM for $30
Message-ID: <hastyCL8np6.JtE@netcom.com>
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)
References: <2jj62u$jdo@openlink.openlink.com> <NICKEL.94Feb12205944@toftum.prz.tu-berlin.de> <HSU.94Feb13053311@laphroaig.cs.hut.fi>
Distribution: inet
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 1994 23:53:29 GMT
Lines: 38
In article <HSU.94Feb13053311@laphroaig.cs.hut.fi> hsu@cs.hut.fi (Heikki Suonsivu) writes:
>
>In article <NICKEL.94Feb12205944@toftum.prz.tu-berlin.de> nickel@prz.tu-berlin.de (Juergen Nickelsen) writes:
> > Great news for the Linux community! SLACKWARE - the critically acclaimed best
>...
> Isn't this really *too* much advertising? What about the opinions of
>
>I don't mind, as long as it doesn't get too bloated. But I guess it would
>be nicer to everyone to have a separate group dedicated to commercial ads.
>Marketing-paranoid and expensive-dialup-connected people could then
>unsubscribe it in case it bothers them.
>
>--
>Heikki Suonsivu, T{ysikuu 10 C 83/02210 Espoo/FINLAND,
>hsu@cs.hut.fi home +358-0-8031121 work -4513377 fax -4555276 riippu SN
Oh, I think the posting should be bloated -- a simple note such
as [PRODUCT] would suffice to parse it out.
Since, linux and *bsd is a grassroot movement with almost no money
for marketing many can benefit from the announcements of the availability
of the new PD unix products. At least will cut down some of the bandwith that
we have to correspond any way.
About two years ago, when I wanted to run unix on a PC, there was almost
no traffic on this group. A scary prospect for someone looking for
an alternative to SCO's $2000 "full" development system.
As for the network bandwith in comp.unix.bsd it is very, very low...
FreeBSD hacker :-)
Amancio
--
FREE unix, gcc, tcp/ip, X, open-look, interviews, tcl/tk, MIME, midi, sound
at freebsd.cdrom.com:/pub/FreeBSD
Amancio Hasty, Consultant |
Home: (415) 495-3046 |
e-mail hasty@netcom.com | ftp-site depository of all my work:
ahasty@cisco.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/X