Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 09:49:21 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>, Paul Griffith <paulg@interlog.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Advice Needed - Unix System Admin Message-ID: <19970917094921.27123@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970916203221.306A-100000@Journey2.mat.net>; from Chuck Robey on Tue, Sep 16, 1997 at 08:33:43PM -0400 References: <19970916225558.19575@klemm.gtn.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970916203221.306A-100000@Journey2.mat.net>
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On Tue, Sep 16, 1997 at 08:33:43PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Andreas Klemm wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Sep 16, 1997 at 04:15:50PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote:
> > >
> > > Actually, so does Sun's Solaris, I think, the X86 version. It's cheap,
> > > and it comes closer even than Linux. Sorta depends on a student's budget
> > > ... you ever heard of a student with enough cash to spend?
> >
> > Sun gives away Solaris 2.x *sources* for copy costs, about $100.
> > So shouldn't it be possible, that a student gets a binary release ?
>
> No. That offer of Sun's was bogus, I _am_ a student, I tried, they told
> me I would have to get it thru the University. If the university of
> Maryland wouldn't buy it for me (fat chance) then, no.
I think the University would have to sign something like a non
disclosure. But what's the problem. Give the university the $100
and they should buy it for your research ;-))
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