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Date:      Mon, 6 Mar 1995 13:41:56 -0500 (EST)
From:      "Michael C. Newell" <mnewell@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov>
To:        mikepery@mcs.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: mail failed, returning to sender
Message-ID:  <Pine.SUN.3.91.950306133559.7934G-100000@lupine.nsi.nasa.gov>
In-Reply-To: <m0rlgyV-000kVZC@mailbox.mcs.com>

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On Mon, 6 Mar 1995 MAILER-DAEMON@mcs.com wrote:

> I am so pleased with the easy-to-find info on how to install FreeBSD. 
> "EASY for experts and novices alike" It was very inclusive and detailed. 
> The step-by-step instalation features were the best I've ever seen. I am so 
> pleased. I read the doc on how to install it and BAM I was up and running.

I agree; the documentation that comes with V2.0 is extremely thorough and 
complete.  The installation program also makes things much nicer.  My 
congratulations to the distribution team!

>    By now you should have figured out that this is blatent sarcasm. I 
> looked for three days for the install documentations and found NONE. I have 
> read 10 pages of SHIT and still don't have a single command on how to set 
> up FreeBSD on ANY SYSTEM!!!! This is the worst case I have seen so far. 
> All of the files to install are scattered through the FTP site and there 
> is no DOC on how to collect them and which ones were manditory. I tried your
> WWW sites, your info@freebsd.org service, your FTP docs, your FAQs, your 
> manual pages, etc. It seems to be a national secret or something. 

Hmmmm.... Funny, I used the file called "INSTALL" in the main directory 
on the distribution.  It seemed pretty clear to me; perhaps it wasn't 
abuseive or sarcastic enough for you to understand it.

Tell you what - get a copy of INSTALL.  Follow the instructions contained 
therein.  See if that works for you; it does for many others...  :{)

> Please send me the top-secret info on how to install FreeBSD 2.0. I can keep a 
> secret. 

It's part of your distribution.  Look for the file called "INSTALL".  I 
know it's a bizzarre name; maybe the developer's can rename it to 
something like "These.Are.The.Instructions.Read.This.Before.Spouting.Off".  
Just a suggestion.

>                 That felt good. 

I agree.  :{) :{) :{)

Thanks,

Mike

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