From owner-freebsd-newbies Wed Oct 6 15:38:29 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from oracle.clara.net (oracle.clara.net [195.8.69.94]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C806515777 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 15:38:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kenndc@cyberdude.com) Received: from [195.8.80.169] (helo=kenn) by oracle.clara.net with smtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 11Yzh7-000G1z-00; Wed, 6 Oct 1999 23:37:57 +0100 Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19991006233612.007e6100@pop.clara.net> X-Sender: kenn@pop.clara.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.5 (32) X-Priority: 1 (Highest) Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 23:36:12 +0100 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org From: Kenn D Crossley Subject: Free BSD CD-sets Cc: jramirez@digicomsystems.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org re: > 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 as a very newbie with little, if any, confidence in what i download from the internet being virus free, would certainly feel MUCH happier installing from a known good set of slightly out-of-date of disks than a set of files which i had downloaded from the net which may or may not be complete. at least i would then know that the chance of an abortive install messing-up my real and needed continuously system would be kept to an absolute minimum. any-one out there willing to send me an old copy please? please reply direct as i no longer subscribe due to volume. best regards, especially to those with more confidence than i, kenn d crossley, 67 water's edge, doe hey, bolton, lancs england bl4 0nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message