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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Where do I find UNIX kernel and apps?
Date: 21 Jun 1995 22:20:40 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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jadestar@netcom.com (JaDe) wrote:
] In days of yore (16 Jun 1995 04:24:28 GMT)
] Lord Vader (jryan@eng.umd.edu) bespake:
]
] ::I'm interested in installing UNIX on my PC and I'd like to know what FTP
] ::sites I can get the kernel and apps from; I've been searching all night
] ::and all I've found is Linux. Any help with installation would be helpful
] ::too. Thanx.
] ::
] :: Darth
]
] Linux is the predominate freeware Unix for the PC.
Define "predominant"... or rather, *redefine* "predominant".
] The only other family of *nixes for the PC that you can
] find on the net is the 386BSD/FreeBSD/NetBSD clan.
] I don't know an ftp site just offhand but I bet a peek at
] the FAQ for the comp.os.386bsd.* hierarchy will help.
FreeBSD
WWW http://WWW.FreeBSD.ORG
FTP ftp://FTP.FreeBSD.ORG (limit=400 users*)
Support Questions@FreeBSD.ORG
NetBSD
WWW http://WWW.NetBSD.ORG
FTP ftp://FTP.NetBSD.ORG (limit=250 users*)
Support Questions@NetBSD.ORG
386BSD
WWW ???
FTP ???
Support ???
Linux
WWW http://WWW.Linux.ORG
FTP http://FTP.Linux.ORG(?) (limit=2 users)
Support ???
* subject to net connectedness, not an indicator of merit
Terry Lambert
terry@cs.weber.edu
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