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Subject: BSD lawsuit question.
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From: sl9xv@avon.declab.usu.edu (869483 Bennett Brendt)
Date: 24 Jul 94 20:50:56 MDT
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First I wanted to apologize for the previous post.  I tried to post
from home using a modem and it freaked out on me and posted a blank
input.  Sorry.

I am getting a new computer system and planned to put FreeBSD on it
when it arrived.  However, a friend has told me that all the BSDs 
will be removed from the FTP sites soon do to the lawsuit agreement
(very soon he says).  

If this is so I need to get the binaries and sources (I want them too)
now, which causes me a problem since I have no where to store all of
it. If FreeBSD 2.0s release is imminent then I might wait even though
I wanted to mess with it in the summer while I have more time.  I am
having a hard time making a decision about what to do.  If I wait, no
FreeBSD available; if I don't wait, there is no where to store it and
I may have to upgrade very soon.

It would really help if someone could say what the relative time
tables for these things happening might be.  I have already read
the FAQ that is on ftp.cdrom.com.

				Thanks for your time,

				Brendt Bennett
				sl9xv@cache.declab.usu.edu