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From: stever@csuohio.edu (Steve Ratliff)
Subject: Re: 386bsd new release - when?
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Jaye Mathisen (osyjm@cs.montana.edu) wrote:
: In article <1993Sep1.203403.19949@pony.ingres.com>,
: Gregory Altman <galtman@Ingres.COM> wrote:
: >I asked that question before, and the answer was - this summer.  I am
: >wondering if I should apply the latest patches or wait for the new
: >release (the summer is almost over).
: 
: Well, if  you're waiting for a new release to avoid having to patch, I
: suspect that you're in for a long wait.
: 
: 0.2 has lots of new stuff in it, I suspect that the patching problems will
: be similar in scope and magnitude to 0.0 and 0.1, meaning lots of 'em.
: 
: Look at NetBSD if you need something now.
: -- 
:[sig deleted]

	I find this post somewhat disturbing.  Has the FreeBSD project
been canceled?  Is the release of 0.2 imminent?  Exactly what is going
on?  I, as well as many others would like to know.  Things have been to
quiet lately. :)