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From: kline@tera.com (Gary Kline)
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1
To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 13:53:18 -0800 (PST)
Cc: kline@tera.com, 72110.765@compuserve.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960106233715.1134C-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> from "Doug White" at Jan 6, 96 11:38:23 pm
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According to Doug White:
> 
> On Sat, 6 Jan 1996, Gary Kline wrote:
> 
> > 	Update: with elm, I selected the wrong default from the
> > 	./Configuration script.  (Translation: read the code if
> > 	you don't want to plow thru billions and billions of
> > 	configurations Q's.)
> 
> Ah ha.  :-)  I figured out TeX too; the port is broke.  That helps a 
> bunch.  
> 
> Use packages if you can, they are set up, ready to roll, and most likely 
> have been tested.
> 

		Yes, indeed,   I'll 'fess up and admit that
		reading the INSTALL file on /cdrom did the trick.

		...Still there are some suites that still require
		you to awnser a ./config or ./quiz script.  Still.
		using packages or ports in much simpler than a
		roll-your-own port.

		=== changeTopic ===

		I've run into a problem in getting the clock 
		(xclock and others)  to display local time  (PST,
		where I am.)

		`date' displys the right time and `date -u' gives
		me UTC.  But xclock displays only UTC.  This is
		obviously no major deal, but if anybody has stumbled
		across this, I'd appreciate some tips!

		(I've read several man pages, but no luck.  And so
		far, rebooting hasn't re-initialized anything.... )


		gary kline
>