Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 13:30:51 -0500 (EST) From: Sire Lancelot du Lac <lancelot@slow.net> To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD description in the UNIX FAQ Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971218132025.5004A-100000@snail.slow.net> In-Reply-To: <199712181616.JAA16463@mt.sri.com>
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On Thu, 18 Dec 1997, Nate Williams wrote: > Terry Lambert writes: > > > > FreeBSD: 386bsd 0.1 with the patchkit applied, and many updated > > > > utilities. > > > > -- > > > > As a description of my favorite OS. > > > > Maybe it's time for an update, i almost forgot what the patchkit was like. > > > > > > Try to forget. In comparison with FreeBSD today the patchkit was like doing > > > your own dental work without the benefit of drugs > > > > Hey! I wrote the patchkit! Be kind! > > Hey, you only build the patches 'once' and didn't have to deal with it > on a regular basis. But, kudos do indeed go to Terry for at least > getting us started down the road to more 'organized' patches, which up > till that point had been pretty random. > > > Nate > All this is very interesting and I admire what the patchkit did for all of us back in the days of 386BSD, but my point was this: Can someone from the core team write a new description for FreeBSD and submit it to the maintainer of the UNIX FAQ (tmatimar@isgtec.com). Many UNIX newbies will start by reading this FAQ and right now, FreeBSD looks like just a patch on jolitz' work. Free advertising is a Good Thing(tm) for FreeBSD. Happy holidays to the core-team and all FreeBSD contributors! Thanks again for a great OS! -- Christian Doucet lancelot@slow.net work: +1 514 728 1618 Freelance "Sysadmin-Programmer-UNIX-Internet" guru! home: +1 514 728 1618 This sentance has threee errors. -- trurl@yakko.nceye.net "Quotes are no ones' friend" -- xyg (jbl133@psu.edu)
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