Subject: Re: offer: custom CDROMs of netbsd
To: Brad Salai <bsalai@servtech.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/06/1995 11:16:22
I'll note that the Wasabi Informatics NetBSD CD will soon be out.
.pm
Brad Salai writes:
> I think this would be very nice of you, and I for one would probably get
> one, though with a mac, having binaries would make it truly useful since
> there is be no miniroot.
>
> It would be a nice feature if the CD had some source for applications and
> utilities known to compile under NetBSD if there is room after the source
> tree and binaries for the various platforms.
>
> A very generous offer Dave, Thanks.
>
> Brad
>
> > I'd like to offer to write people CDROM's of netbsd1.1. Keep
> >in mind that I'm not offering particular expertise in the creation of
> >special bootable or whatnot CDs. Simply put, our company has a CDROM
> >writer that I can use after work. I will make reasonable efforts to
> >make CDs bootable --- if my equipment supports it and someone sends me
> >code.
> >
> > What can you use these for? Well... you can make more space
> >on your hard drive having source offline, etc. You can install with
> >them (possibly requiring a miniroot of somesort).
> >
> > Anyways, I'm willing to cut CDs for about $30 Cdn. These will
> >be one-off CDs that would include binaries and source for your NetBSD
> >platform. Space permitting, I'd be happy to lump on some GNU software
> >as well. I'll have to add shipping to that and I'd prefer that you
> >send me Canadian $$. Postal shipping to the US is on the order of
> >$1.50 to $2.00 Cdn, I'm told. FedEx is about $15.00
> >
> > Just in case you're wondering, the raw CDs are about $15.00
> >Cdn. I'm not trying to make a bundle, but my time is worth
> >something.
> >
> > If someone deems it appropriate to post this to the announce
> >list, they are welcome to.
> >
> >Dave.
> >
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