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Xref: sserve gnu.misc.discuss:6448 comp.os.linux:12139 comp.unix.bsd:6288 Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!tamsun.tamu.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!olivea!uunet!murphy!gregb From: gregb@murphy.com (Greg Banschbach (Unigroup of New York)) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Suggestions for the free Unix projects Message-ID: <Bvsz4t.6LH@murphy.com> Date: 8 Oct 92 12:38:52 GMT References: <1992Oct3.220517.1325@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1992Oct3.221703.1496@fcom.cc.utah.edu> <1al9j6INN9q2@almaak.usc.edu> Organization: Murphy & Durieu, NYC NY, USA Lines: 31 In article <1al9j6INN9q2@almaak.usc.edu> ajayshah@almaak.usc.edu (Ajay Shah) writes: >terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes: > >>>There may be a role for a profit-making company to make a $50 >>>shrink-wrapped free Unix with a manual and limited support. > >>o $54 for a boot floppy and tape distribution. >>o $66 for a CD ROM distribution. >>o $116 for a floppy only distribution. >>How does $1000 sound? Like BSDI? > >Ok guys: how does Coherent do it? :-) > >There you are -- a Profit making company, with manuals and support, >floppy distribution (albeit smaller than any of Linux et al), all >for $100. They have to even write the OS ;-) > >Some say their support ain't great shakes. I wasn't hoping for more >than non-800 number help in installation. > > -ans. >-- >Ajay Shah, (213)749-8133, ajayshah@usc.edu I just send mail to Terry Lambert about your comments. Perhaps we can figure some things out. He made some pretty relevant points about the legal aspects ( you could lose your shirt ). Greg ( gregb@murphy.com ) #include < std.disclaimer > /* I did this, NOT them */