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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: 386BSD
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Date: 31 Dec 90 11:55:56 GMT
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Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
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In article <90364.035712RREED@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu> RREED@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu writes:
>Does anyone have information on this port?  I scanned the DDJ article (1/91)
>and at the end it said that the port was done at the University of CA.  I
>have heard rumors that it is available via ftp somewhere.  My question is,
>if it is available via ftp, what does one need to legally obtain a copy
>besides ftp access?  Thanks in advance!

4.4BSD will support the 386 architecture (although peripheral support will
be somewhat limited).  To get it you need a SOURCE license (read this as 
lots of $$ unless you are a university).  To my knowledge there has been
no announcements of a commercial distribution of a binary product.


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