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From: o r c @ p e l l . c h i . i l . u s (david parsons)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.admin
Subject: Re: Linux, Bsd Against NT bullshit
Date: 24 Jan 1997 17:00:19 -0800
Organization: The Deacon Brodie Fan Club
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In article <5cbb3o$m84@cynic.portal.ca>,
Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.portal.ca> wrote:
>In article <5c9i5i$fu@pell.pell.chi.il.us>,
>david parsons <o r c @ p e l l . c h i . i l . u s> wrote:
>
>> What stuff without source is on Red Hat/Alpha?
>
>Parts of the boot system, as I understand it. Apparently you have
>to sign an NDA for documentation on the ARC console.
That I would believe. But, alas, that would reave all operating
systems equally (If one of the 'BSDs has got a freely distributable
boot loader for the Alpha, I would cheerfully leap at it and rewrite
it so that I could get rid of MILO on the spot) until someone
reverse-engineers the thing.
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david parsons \bi/ orc@pell.chi.il.us
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