Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 20:36:08 -0400 (EDT) From: ba793@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Hamid Dastkar) To: jramirez@digicomsystems.net Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Free BSD CD-sets Message-ID: <199909100036.UAA13830@kanga.INS.CWRU.Edu>
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Reply to message from jramirez@digicomsystems.net of Thu, 09 Sep > > I'll be quick and to the point. Is there currently an effort to get >FreeBSD to users >that may not be willing to fork out the $40 (which I feel is a very small >price to pay) >to try/test it out without having to download it? I know there was (not >sure currently) >a Linux effort to get CD sets to users. > > Basically all it did was list those who had CD sets they didn't need/use >anymore >and those interested in the OS could contact the person offering the CD set > (or even installation help) and get it for free. I know that I >personally have plenty of previous >release sets (1 rev behind release) that I don't use and would be willing >to send to some newbie >or curious in hopes that they like it and decide to use/support it. I'm >sure there are others >out there with sets that are collecting dust. > >Comments anyone? > > -Jeremy Ramirez > > I like your idea and definitely like to get my hand on the latest 3.x to install and then pass it back or pass it on (as the joke goes: no bogartting :-), however need to get the latest PC first :-) As a matter of fact, I like to have Linux on it as well. ciao, hamid To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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