Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 07:12:05 -0500 (EST) From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> To: piero@strider.ibenet.it Cc: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD-hackers) Subject: Re: Here's why you should post about MINIX Message-ID: <199511091212.HAA18874@shell.monmouth.com> In-Reply-To: <199511090945.KAA26073@strider.ibenet.it> from "Piero Serini" at Nov 9, 95 10:45:17 am
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> Quoting from Jordan K. Hubbard (Thu Nov 9 03:10:51 1995): > > Minix != FreeBSD just as Xenix != FreeBSD and you hardly see us giving > > pointers to Xenix. I will neither approve it nor go to any special > > trouble to mention it in the FAQ.. Not to be heartless, I just don't > > see the need or relevance. Quoting from Piero Serini > > Ok. I'm Joe User a f@#$ing newbie, I only have a f#$%ing 286 so I > write to freebsd-questions and ask'em "Ho guys what kind of UNIX > *can* I run on my wonderful 286", and get no answer. > > When I buy a P100 I will go *for sure* to the linux mailing lists > where people is so kind to give advise to me, poor owner of a 286. > > Sorry Jordan, this time you're wrong, IMHO. Damn right. Lets lose the not invented here syndrome and be kind do other net citizens. Put a couple of paragraphs in the FAQ (and maybe on the web site...). It costs very little to do others some good here. Bill (who still has a real working copy of Xenix-86 for the 8086/8088 environment and still has people trying to buy it from him.)
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