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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Linux vs FreeBSD comparison - it's time, I think!
To: jerry@border.com (Jerry Kendall)
Date: Thu, 7 Mar 1996 12:30:23 -0700 (MST)
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> Jordan, or maybe someone else, is there a 'collection' of tools
> that everyone can run on thier local systems to generate a
> 'standard' output file that we all can email/ftp to some central
> depository...

Then ask if you want to run them during install, and automatically
mail the results.

You could do a hardware inventory at the same time (based on dmesg).

Like "joining" the Microsoft Network.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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