Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 10:46:51 -0700 From: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> To: Nik Clayton <nik@freebsd.org> Cc: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net>, Josef Grosch <jgrosch@mooseriver.com>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Services Ltd Message-ID: <20010630104651.A69279@darkstar.gte.net> In-Reply-To: <20010630141151.A1815@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>; from nik@freebsd.org on Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 02:11:51PM %2B0100 References: <20010629151921.A78954@mooseriver.com> <20010629161649.A65663@darkstar.gte.net> <20010630141151.A1815@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>
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On Sat, Jun 30, 2001 at 02:11:51PM +0100, Nik Clayton wrote: > [ Disclaimer: I was involved in the start up of FreeBSD Services Ltd > about a year ago. Then BSDi happened and I pulled back. I do not > have any financial interest in FreeBSD Services Ltd, but the people > running it are friends. ] > > On Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 04:16:49PM -0700, Robert Clark wrote: > > The have a picture of chuck holding a crescent wrench (adjustable > > spanner) too. Using that graphic would require asking permission. > > Which was done, and given. Great. > > > Using the name "FreeBSD" would require getting permission too. > > Which was done, and given. Great. > > FSL is run by Paul Richards, who is also paul@freebsd.org. Paul is > one of the people from "the beginning" of FreeBSD, back in the 386BSD > days, and he continues to commit code. > > The other director is Brian Somers. That's the same Brian Somers as > brian@freebsd.org, responsible for the (re)write of userland PPP in > FreeBSD, and the continued implementation of new features in FreeBSD > (and OpenBSD's) PPP. > > > So either they've done their homework, or they're looking for a > > rumble. > > Get a life. More organisations providing support and distribution of > FreeBSD is a good thing. Just ask *anyone* in Europe who has had to > wait months for their CD subscription to arrive, and then paid heavy > import tax when it does. I'm glad to hear they are doing the right thing. It will be nice for people in Europe. I just wonder what is going to happen to WC if everyone starts selling their own version of FreeBSD. > > > Are DVD-ROM robust enough for everyday use? > > Yes. FWIW, I helped someone at Usenix remove Linux from their Compaq > laptop and install FreeBSD from the DVD which I had to hand (which, > incidentally, are bootable). I was trying to ask if DVD-ROM hold up well with less than careful handling. I don't own any yet, so I don't know how well they handle the occasional slip. CD-ROM take an incredible (to me) amount of abuse, and are still readable. (No, I am not anti-DVD, just curious.) Thanks for the info Nik. > > N > -- > FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://www.freebsd.org/ > FreeBSD Documentation Project http://www.freebsd.org/docproj/ > > --- 15B8 3FFC DDB4 34B0 AA5F 94B7 93A8 0764 2C37 E375 --- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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