[H-GEN] Free Solaris (was: package management systems.)

[Stuart Longland]

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Jason Parker-Burlingham wrote:
| Kind of apropos of this, the Register says that Sun have started
| handing out copies of Solaris x86 for free, but Sun seems to want to
| get me to pay $20 (and download 3 CDs to boot).
|
That's odd.  Some time ago I can remember downloading Solaris 8 for
Intel, took me a few days over 56Kbps PSTN Dialup, but I got it here.
I just can't recall where I downloaded it from, I think I got it through
AARNet but I can't be sure.  It's not there now, so I guess Sun changed
their mind about who can download Solaris.

If you wish, I can burn a copy and send it in.  It's 3 CD's Two install
discs (there's disc 1, I don't know what this is for, and disc 2, boot
and install disc 2 - real odd) and a Software CD with Java and other
goodies.

My first impression is that it reminded me of SCO OpenServer 5.0.4 which
we also have here.  My biggest complaint is that I couldn't work out the
/dev entries, too confusing for me.

I just tried installing FreeBSD on a box here, couldn't get it running.
~  It failed to create the partitions, so I'll load it with Syllable and
Win98SE (/me shudders too but Syllable doesn't have Intel EEPro100 PCI
support yet).  So right now, I've tried several times, unsuccessfully to
install FreeBSD.  I'll get it one of these days.
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| Stuart Longland           stuartl at longlandclan.hopto.org |
| Brisbane Mesh Node: 719             http://stuartl.cjb.net/ |
| I haven't lost my mind - it's backed up on a tape somewhere |
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