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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!news.oc.com!news.unt.edu!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!agate!ames!decwrl!decwrl!usenet.coe.montana.edu!bsd.coe.montana.edu!nate From: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: FreeBSD User/Mailing List, PPP support, new version, CD-ROM Date: 23 Feb 1994 21:38:25 GMT Organization: Montana State University, Bozeman MT Lines: 64 Message-ID: <2kgich$b6p@pdq.coe.montana.edu> References: <2jfp8a$ark@pdq.coe.montana.edu> <76.22.490.0N965EDF@teaminfinity.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: bsd.coe.montana.edu In article <76.22.490.0N965EDF@teaminfinity.com>, Sysop <sysop@teaminfinity.com> wrote: >Is there a FREEBSD USers Group/Mailing list ? Yes. > How about a FAQ ? Sort of. The generic Intel FAQ should handle most of the questions you might have. >We are considering FREEBSD on CDROM, and have an old HITACHI CD-ROM > Reader with a proprietary host adapter, will this work ? No. >Where can one get FREEBSD on CD for cheap ? Once place to get it is from Walnut Creek CD-ROM. > Does FReeBSD work with IDE Hard drives ? Yes. > Is there a new release of FREEBSD coming quickly If you consider in less than a month quickly, yes. > if so what does it offer over the current FREEBSD ? More stability, better drivers, improved memory usage, more features, less bugs, etc... >Where is the "best" FreeBSD FTP site ? And finally ! Depends on where you are. If you are in the U.S., the site FreeBSD.cdrom.com will give you access to everything you need. > > Does FreeBSD "come with" PPP, Yes. >Thanks so much, from your credentials you seem to be the one to ask ! The newsgroup is someone to ask? >How do we become CORE FreeBSD members ? By showing a consistant effort to contribute and organize code and the desire to make FreeBSD the best product it can be. Plus spending 48 hours/day answering questions and trying to keep a job is a big plus. :-) Nate -- nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu | FreeBSD core member and all around tech. nate@cs.montana.edu | weenie. work #: (406) 994-4836 | Graduating May '94 with a BS in EE home #: (406) 586-0579 | - looking for work in CS/EE field.