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From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: BSD CD-ROM : Walnet Creek or Infomagic ?
Date: 3 Jan 1995 21:51:43 GMT
Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman  Montana
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In article <3ec5g9$535@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>,
Volker A. Brandt  <volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de> wrote:
>Anyway, I'm glad that both NetBSD and FreeBSD are available on CD-ROM.
>I like the InfoMagic BSDisc, but I'd prefer it to be NetBSD-only, and
>have some more NetBSD-related stuff on it [read: ready-to-run
>packages].

The reason for that is that it appears the NetBSD folks aren't placing
any emphasis on doing that sort of work, and since there is very little
new work done by the InfoMagic folks (They are simply getting the bits
and sticking them on the CD) I suspect you won't find any packages for
NetBSD unless the NetBSD crowd does them.  This is another reason to buy
the FreeBSD CD from WC.  Walnut Creek *supports* FreeBSD and sponsors
projects to make the product better.


Nate
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