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From: Harald Dunkel dunkel@ollie.cadis.de
Subject: comp.os.plan9
Date: Sat,  1 Apr 1995 06:36:58 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19950401113658.2c2bjKXFiQT1U6sJHLhozQx3kInioWjGaeUtBiZoDZw@z> (raw)

> The distribution will be in source form but not redistributable.
> Your friends should pay to buy their own copy.  Hell, it's a bargain
> as it is.
> 

What's about a shareware binary-only or stripped-down distribution? 

I think one of the reasons for the famous success of Linux was that you
could get it on nearly EVERY ftp server in the world. It is important
to give people the chance to try plan9 before they decide to buy it.


Harri
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             reply	other threads:[~1995-04-01 11:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1995-04-01 11:36 Harald [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1995-08-28 16:30 comp.os.plan9 Steven
1995-08-28 13:45 comp.os.plan9 Scott
1995-08-28  9:33 comp.os.plan9 Kiran
1995-08-28  9:19 comp.os.plan9 forsyth
1995-08-28  8:27 comp.os.plan9 dhog
1995-08-01 17:27 comp.os.plan9 Jim
1995-04-04  7:30 comp.os.plan9 Hans-Peter
1995-04-03  0:58 comp.os.plan9 Christopher.Vance
1995-04-02  0:29 comp.os.plan9 Scott
1995-04-01 21:38 comp.os.plan9 Gregg
1995-04-01 20:48 comp.os.plan9 Geoff
1995-04-01 11:28 comp.os.plan9 Martin
1995-04-01  3:59 comp.os.plan9 rob
1995-04-01  1:15 comp.os.plan9 rob
1995-04-01  1:08 comp.os.plan9 Bill
1995-03-31 22:56 comp.os.plan9 Jim
1995-03-31 14:14 comp.os.plan9 Dirk
1995-03-30 18:32 comp.os.plan9 Geoff
1994-02-07  0:21 comp.os.plan9 Scott
1994-02-06 19:46 comp.os.plan9 Vijay
1994-02-06 17:15 comp.os.plan9 geoff

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