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From: kaleb@fedora.x.org (Kaleb KEITHLEY)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs NetBSD
Date: 30 Sep 94 18:31:44 GMT
Organization: Save The Planet
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tim@kimba.catt.citri.edu.au (Tim Liddelow) writes:
>In article jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes:
>> 	386bsd Release 1.0 is report to be ready soon.

>He was asking about NetBSD and FreeBSD, Jesus, _not_ 386bsd.  Can you read ?

>I have refrained from following up to you for a while, now, Mr. Monroy; however,
>you keep giving us useless information on the release date of the vapor ware
>386bsd 1.0.  Why can't you let Bill Jolitz speak for himself ?

Bill Jolitz doesn't speak, he prints ads in Dr. Dobbs for CD-ROMs that
he can't deliver. Most District Attorneys would call that a violation
of the Truth In Advertising laws. But considering the Justice Department
let Bill Gates off with a pat on the back, what do you suppose they'd
do with small fish such as Bill Jolitz.

How long does it take to run off a batch of CDs? An organization that
I'm affiliated with (that shall remain nameless ;-)) had a sample back
and then a small run of ~1000 in under two weeks after delivering
the master tape. If the Jolitz' can't get a run of CDs in four months
it sure gives one pause to wonder what they're doing.

FreeBSD has earned my respect and my use on my personal machine. I have
every reason to believe that NetBSD is every bit as good, although I
don't have any personal experience with it. I'll go back to 386bsd the 
day after I put MS-DOS back on my computer.

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Kaleb KEITHLEY