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From: Roger Marquis <nospam..marquis@nospam..roble.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: New BSDI Pricing
Date: 11 May 1997 05:25:01 GMT
Organization: Roble Systems (http://www.roble.com)
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Wait a minute, didn't last month's ;login: (the Usenix newsletter)
editorial outline how Kolstad had just accepted a job with Microsoft?
Unless that fell through this would seem to be a conflict of interest.

Roger Marquis

>Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 09:44:20 -0600 (MDT)
>From: kolstad@bsdi.com
>To: customers@bsdi.com
>Subject: BSDI Pricing
>
>Dear Valued BSDI Customer,
>
>...
>Now, changes in BSDI's business require that we modify this policy.
>After April 30, 1997, all of our commercial customers will purchase
>product according to our 1997 prices.  This change is necessary for
>many reasons, including the economic realities of a company that is
>10 times larger than it was in 1994; fairness to all of our customers;
>the costs associated with developing and supporting our operating
>system; and the increased value our product offers when compared to
>three years ago.
>...