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From: tedm@agora.rdrop.com
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Walnut Creek CDROMs behind times
Date: 4 Dec 1996 07:44:57 GMT
Organization: Symantec Corp.
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In <57u2s8$9ac@news.ziplink.net>, mi@rtfm.ziplink.net (Mikhail Teterin) writes:
>I do not know why it takes Walnut Creek _6_ weeks to get the
>subscritption CDROM to me. The technological process, etc.
>
>But I know the unpleasent feeling of getting something that's
>obsolete -- the next snapshot or even Release is usually out
>there in less then 6 weeks.
>

Oh well, I'm usually running about 6 months behind upgrading my machines
to the new version anyway.