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From: nmutsaer@ruunsa.fys.ruu.nl (Peter Mutsaers)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: The Upgrade Process
Keywords: upgrade process version patch 1.5.5
Message-ID: <853@ruunsa.fys.ruu.nl>
Date: 20 Mar 90 09:01:31 GMT
References: <3450@hp-sdd.hp.com>
Organization: University of Utrecht, Dept. of Physics
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In article <3450@hp-sdd.hp.com> charles@hp-sdd.hp.com (Charles Keith) writes:

>2. The upgrade postings were riddled with defects and errors.  Each problem
>requires diagnosis and manual attention, and sometimes fiddling of the most
>desperate variety (perhaps if I add this line the crc will come out right).
>Andy's surprise that people could be having problems (the postings are all
>automated) are reminescent of the electric company's attitude when you get
>a $10,000 electric bill (but it's all computerized!:).  Seriously, this kind
>of stuff is driving people away from minix, and soon only the captive audience
>(academics and students) will be left.

Yes I agree, I was very enthousiastic with minix on my ST in the beginning
(especially the ST, which has patches on the patches on the updates
for the PC is awful) but I have been driven away from minix, I would have to
spend hours a day just to keep up to date! I'll wait until another
solution comes available.

Peter Mutsaers