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From: weingart@inf.ethz.ch (Tobias Weingartner)
Subject: Re: FAQ_01. First Draft.
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In article <1qfbes$lmc@agate.berkeley.edu>, wjolitz@soda.berkeley.edu (William F. Jolitz) writes:

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> 
> ABTW, as to the parenthetical comment about making money, that was just
> irony, in reference to that company's original "noodle-brained" reaction to
> 386BSD 0.0. They decided to make up a scare story about viruses to avoid
> needing to put up the release when I asked them to. After a few "go-rounds",
> where it was pointed out to them that a 20MB+ release download would makee
> them money after all, I gave up and sent people elsewhere. So it's ironic
> that they eventually opted for the money after all.
> 

Got a real good laugh out of this one!  Thanks, (may I use your first name?)
you have just made my day.  ;)

--Toby

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