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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: Please send the 386BSD PATCH KIT (Alpha-3) to Distribution server too
Message-ID: <1992Sep27.090802.1908@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
Keywords: 386bsd patch kit distribution
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Reply-To: terry@icarus.weber.edu
Organization: Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
References: <1992Sep22.033555.12351@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <348@knobel.GUN.de>
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 92 09:08:02 GMT
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In article <348@knobel.GUN.de> root@knobel.GUN.de (Root at knobel) writes:
>Would it be possible to send the patchkit to other ftp server,
>too ? For example to those who are mentioned in DISTRIBU-
>TION.HOSTS ? That would be very nice, because agate seems to be
>very busy. Couldn't get a working ftp session since days.
Yes, on 01 Oct 92 when it goes from "Alpha" to "Beta", it will be generally
available. Speed at which this occurs depends on how quickly and/or
completely agate is mirroed to other sites by the other sites administrators.
>Another story: It would be nice to give some hints in the docu-
>ment DISTRIBUTION.HOSTS about "where to find 386BSD in the dir.
>tree".
The "DISTRIBUTION.HOSTS" document, like most of 386BSD, is a Jolitz
production. From what people tell me, they are busily at work on 0.2, which
is basically why people like me, Nate, Chris, Julian, and crew are assuming
the support and bugfix roles... to free them from constant interruptions.
All FTP archives are under local management. This means that a
document like "DISTRIBUTION.HOSTS" can't accurately state the locations of
the software on a particular archive site... local conditions may cause the
location to change without warning.
The fact that you have the "DISTRIBUTION.HOSTS" at pretty much means
you have already found the location in at least one archive. 8-).
Terry Lambert
terry_lambert@npd.novell.com
terry@icarus.weber.edu
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