Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:58:49 -0400 (GMT-0400) From: Snob Art Genre <ben@multivac.narcissus.net> To: Michael Porter <ocean@wavefront.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shipment of v2.2.5 Message-ID: <Pine.NXT.3.96.971023205738.442A-100000@multivac.narcissus.net> In-Reply-To: <344E8AC0.9413018F@wavefront.com>
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Walnut Creek does a lot for FreeBSD . . . check the web pages where the history of FreeBSD is given. WC supported FreeBSD when it was unproven and unknown, and if they make a little money off of it, well, so much the better. On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Michael Porter wrote: > I hate to sound ungrateful or impatient, but when do the subscriptions > get mailed out? I have a list of things I want to do, but I want to > wait until I get the new version (No, I really don't feel like > downloading it, I've got a *very* cheap 33.6 modem [$20!!] that usually > gives me from 18k/s to 22k/s) Also, when does Walnut Creek update their > webpages? It still says that v2.2.2 is current (yes, I know it *just* > came out, but hey, I'm excited) Speaking of Walnut Creak- do they make > money on the CD sales or does FreeBSD? Ok, I know that it doesn't cost > $30 to print and ship the CDs, so who's getting the profit? If it's > FreeBSD, then I have no problem with it, but if it's Walnut Creek, then > maybe someone else could print them so the profit goes to FreeBSD?? I > realize that Walnut Creek is doing us (FreeBSD users) quite a service, > and maybe this letter has no validity, but I just thought I'd bring it > up. > > Thanks, > Michael Porter > ocean@wavefront.com > port0095@tc.umn.edu > > > Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems."
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