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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Why isn't NetBSD popular?
Date: 21 Aug 1995 12:32:31 +0200
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Andrew Gillham <gillham@andrews.edu> wrote:
>>This attitude totally leaves out all the Internet-impaired users.
>
>Well, how did the "Internet-impaired" users get it in the first place?
Ask WC how many CD's they've already sold.
I've also given many tapes of it away. Mostly to users that might
have a `light' Internet access (often restricted to mail only), but
who would be unable to suck every damn piece of software by FTP of
their own. The package scenario does well fit for them.
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)