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From: witr@spooky.rwwa.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Is FreeBSD really free?
Date: 20 Jun 1995 16:52:19 GMT
Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
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References: <073303Z20061995@anon.penet.fi>
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     an95671@anon.penet.fi wrote in article <073303Z20061995@anon.penet.fi> :

>There is no complete manual,
>tutorial, etc. that can be found in the Net, and the developer of FreeBSD
>recommends a book that is sold commercially. [...]
>
>I believe documentation is a necessary part of any software, [...]
>It's the lack of documentation that prevents
>me from using FreeBSD.
>
>Can anyone help me?  Thanks in advance.

What do you want us to do?  Send you money for the books?  Heck,
the damn computer ``is a necessary part'' of the system.  Do
you want us to send you that too? Sheesh!

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