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- From: rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo)
- Subject: Re: IS UNIX DEAD?
- Message-ID: <Bxrx05.14B@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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- Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- References: <1992Nov7.133724.7515@global.hacktic.nl> <BxDL5H.61C@max.physics.sunysb.edu> <1992Nov12.003907.987@global.hacktic.nl> <BxMo6n.4H3@unix.amherst.edu> <1992Nov14.133214.1004@global.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 20:02:28 GMT
- Lines: 75
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- In <1992Nov14.133214.1004@global.hacktic.nl> peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:
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- >pfcouvar@unix.amherst.edu (Peter F. Couvares) writes:
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- >>peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:
- >>>dmcquaid@csws19.ic.sunysb.edu (Devin McQuaid) writes:
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- >>>>>Where can I get toll-free support for Linux?
- >>>>comp.os.linux
- >>>>you won't get an answer in 20 min. but you will get your answer
- >>>USENET costs $$$ too. And administration.
-
- >> That's a dumb response--so does a phone. The support itself is free,
- >>which is what was initially asked for. Any kind of free support, be it via
- >>phone, mail, or net account, will cost something to access.
-
- >Well, that's the point, here you need a modem (which implies a phone
- >connection) and possibly long distance calls to get comp.os.linux (the USENET
- >provider in Holland doesn't have a toll free number). You can't get c.o.l when
- >you need it, you have to poll every day.
-
- >Besides whom you're gonna call to setup UUCP and USENET? The gostbusters? ;-)
-
-
-
- You want phone # or mail addres for linux ? Here's an example (taken from
- comp.os.linux today ):
-
- -----
- From: BARRY TITMARSH <BTITMARS@ESOC.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: SLS on Disk in Germany !
-
- Appaling!!
- I live in Germany DARMSTADT
- My address is B. Titmarsh Im Niderfeld 10 W-6100 Darmstadt
-
- This week alone i have dispached 900 disks to 30 users
- last week i did the same
- I distrubute this CODE as FREE no charge!!
- all i ask is that i have the disks sent to my home address with return post
- paid in stamps. Nothing more..
- GNU software is FREE is it not ?
-
- Barry...
- B.Titmars Im Niderfeld 10 W-6100 Darmstadt Germany..
- mail me your disks ill copy them for FREE.
-
- -----
- From: Michael_Kraehe@hb.maus.de (Michael Kraehe)
- Organization: MausNet (Mitglied im IN e.V.)
-
- > Linux SLS 0.98 will soon be available as 20 Disks (a1-a4,b1-b5,c1-c4,x1-x7)
- > from eMedia in Hannover for 99.- DM
-
- everbody who lives in Bremen can get it without paying :-) Talk to 04204/1497
-
- Tschaui Michael.
- -----
-
- From: mykee@cs.tu-berlin.de (Marco Scheibe)
- Organization: Technical University of Berlin, Germany
-
- > everbody who lives in Bremen can get it without paying :-) Talk to 04204/1497
-
- I offer the same service for Berlin -- talk to (030)4017848 (answering machine)
- or send me Email.
-
-
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- -- budi
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- Budi Rahardjo <Budi_Rahardjo@UManitoba.Ca>
- Unix Support - Computer Services - University of Manitoba
-