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From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
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Subject: Re: ideas from netbsd
To: grog@lemis.de
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 23:18:44 -0800 (PST)
Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, hackers@freebsd.org
In-Reply-To: <199511070653.HAA04130@allegro.lemis.de> from "Greg Lehey" at Nov 7, 95 07:53:47 am
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> 
> Jordan K. Hubbard writes:
> > 
> > > distributions you want.  Another nice thing is that, at plenty of
> > > points in the setup procedure, it offers you the opportunity of
> > > dropping into a shell and having a look at what's going on behind the
> > > scenes.
> > 
> > Whereas I just give you a shell as soon as I can (which is pretty early
> > on now) and let you use it as long as you like.. :-)
> 
> OK, that would make a difference.  On the version I have, it doesn't
> get fired up until you commit yourself.  If you could use it almost
> any time before, that would be great.
unfortunatly jordan can't give you a shell till he's got one to give you
it's a pain I admit....
but if you need one earlier, you can do the 'fixit' thing..
it get's one off another floppy for you to use..

> 
> Greg
>