Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 11:56:22 +1000 (EST) From: Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05@uow.edu.au> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux as a Mozilla total reference platform Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.96.980511115328.23338A-100000@banshee.cs.uow.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980510203220.14046A-100000@cheddar.netmonger.net>
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On Sun, 10 May 1998, Ted Stein wrote: > On Sun, 10 May 1998, Joseph M. Scott wrote: > > > > > Actually my understanding is that there is another company > > selling FreeBSD cds, Cheap Bytes I believe is what it's called. I > > personally have never compared the two, but I as I understand it they are > > basically a more stripped down set compared to Walnut Creek's set. I > > don't know for sure, but I do recall a discussion about it at one time, > > either in the newsgroups ( comp.os.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc if I recall > > correctly ) or on one or more of the freebsd lists. > > > > That is correct. Cheap*Bytes does sell FreeBSD CDs. > > > > > This is a little different than what I understand is happening > > with Cheap Bytes, they are putting together their own distribution I > > believe. I would not claim to know details as to what's going on, I'm > > sure there are others with a better understanding of what that > > relationship looks like. > > > > That is semi-correct. Cheap*Bytes does cell a $2 CD with the > latest -release on it. I doubt that they make their own distribution. They > also sell what Walnut Creek does, for about $20 less (in reference to the > 4 CDs and Greg's book). > [snip] While we're on the subject of freebsd cd sellers, is anyone aware of a distributor outside the US that sells one with eBones and non-ear restricted crypto? I kinda feel a pinch of guilt when it blares at me "des[ ] NOT FOR EXPORT" at install. :) But only a *pinch*. ;) Nick -- Email: ncb05@uow.edu.au - DE 30 33 D3 16 91 C8 8D A7 F8 70 03 B7 77 1A 2A http://rabble.uow.edu.au/~nick - public key available on request. Nicholas Brawn - Computer Science Undergraduate, University of Wollongong. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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