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From: jdb@bitcave.in-berlin.de (Joern D. Busch)
Subject: Re: Linux on a CD-ROM, joined effort w/386bsd?
Message-ID: <1992Oct31.000117.10083@bitcave.in-berlin.de>
Organization: BitCave BBS, Berlin, FRG
References: <1992Oct27.013157.2650@cheshire.oxy.edu> <1992Oct28.002558.1890@bitcave.in-berlin.de> <BwuDzv.B04@ra.nrl.navy.mil> <1992Oct29.191148.9963@news.acns.nwu.edu>
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 00:01:17 GMT
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hpa@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (H. Peter Anvin N9ITP) writes:

>In article <BwuDzv.B04@ra.nrl.navy.mil> of comp.os.linux,
>  eric@tantalus.nrl.navy.mil (Eric Youngdale) writes:
>> 
>> 	Walnut Creek CDROM has expressed an interest in doing just that.  I do
>> not know where they are with it right now, however.
>> 

>I think the consensus was to wait for 1.0 before the CD-ROM is made.  It
>would contain Linux, 386BSD and X11R5 in source and binary form.

How I'd like to see that!  Hopefully it will be in a way that both an
install from the CD-ROM and a mount for download access will be practical.

And while I'm making suggestions, how about a small donation to the Jolitz
and Linus, covered by the CD-ROM price?  <soap box..>

cheers,
	Joern.