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From: Terry Lambert <terry@cs.weber.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: Where do I find UNIX kernel and apps?
Date: 21 Jun 1995 22:20:40 GMT
Organization: Utah Valley State College, Orem, Utah
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jadestar@netcom.com (JaDe) wrote:
] In days of yore (16 Jun 1995 04:24:28 GMT) 
] Lord Vader (jryan@eng.umd.edu) bespake:
] 
] ::I'm interested in installing UNIX on my PC and I'd like to know what FTP
] ::sites I can get the kernel and apps from; I've been searching all night 
] ::and all I've found is Linux.  Any help with installation would be helpful 
] ::too.  Thanx.
] :: 
] ::                                                       Darth
] 
] 	Linux is the predominate freeware Unix for the PC. 

Define "predominant"... or rather, *redefine* "predominant".

] 	The only other family of *nixes for the PC that you can 
] 	find on the net is the 386BSD/FreeBSD/NetBSD clan.  
] 	I don't know an ftp site just offhand but I bet a peek at
] 	the FAQ for the comp.os.386bsd.* hierarchy will help.


FreeBSD

	WWW		http://WWW.FreeBSD.ORG
	FTP		ftp://FTP.FreeBSD.ORG	(limit=400 users*)
	Support		Questions@FreeBSD.ORG

NetBSD

	WWW		http://WWW.NetBSD.ORG
	FTP		ftp://FTP.NetBSD.ORG	(limit=250 users*)
	Support		Questions@NetBSD.ORG

386BSD

	WWW		???
	FTP		???
	Support		???

Linux

	WWW		http://WWW.Linux.ORG
	FTP		http://FTP.Linux.ORG(?)	(limit=2 users)
	Support		???


* subject to net connectedness, not an indicator of merit


                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@cs.weber.edu
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.