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From: Robert Brockway <robert at timetraveller.org>
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Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Experiences with Solaris x86
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Peter Arnold wrote:

> On the positive side most mainstream GNU and FSF software is supported (eg 
> samba, squid, apache, gcc and friends etc) Sun even issue a "Companion CD" 
> which hasa most things I need already compiled.
> 
> The OS and Companion CD iso's are now freely downloadable from sun's site.

In additon, the sunfreeware site (http://sunfreeware.com) has many GPL
packages for download (and you don't have to pull a whole iso down :)

Aussie mirror: http://sunfreeware.mirror.aarnet.edu.au/

Cheers,
	-Rob

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