Re: Interests in *BSD
At 04:13 PM 9/7/2005, Maxime Paquin wrote: Hello, I am part of a LUG or Linux Users Group at my school. Our goal is to help spread free and open source software and operating systems. We are also doing some kind of demonstrations where we install *Nix distributions and show how to use them. The point is, we don't have broadband access and can't download whole distros. What I (speaking for my LUG) would like to know, is if you could send us at least one copy of FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD and/or NetBSD. We aren't asking for a lot, only a copy would be enough since we could pass it to each other so everybody can try it and understand how it works. If you are interested in sending us a copy of a *BSD, please send it to: http://www.freebsdmall.com/cgi-bin/fm/bsd5.4?id=zBuMVwr8mv_pc=70 Maxime Paquin - Valleyfield LUG 149 Armand Ouest, Valleyfield Quebec, Canada J6S 2L4 Thank you very much in advance, Maxime Paquin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interests in *BSD
Glenn Dawson wrote: At 04:13 PM 9/7/2005, Maxime Paquin wrote: Hello, I am part of a LUG or Linux Users Group at my school. Our goal is to help spread free and open source software and operating systems. We are also doing some kind of demonstrations where we install *Nix distributions and show how to use them. The point is, we don't have broadband access and can't download whole distros. What I (speaking for my LUG) would like to know, is if you could send us at least one copy of FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD and/or NetBSD. We aren't asking for a lot, only a copy would be enough since we could pass it to each other so everybody can try it and understand how it works. If you are interested in sending us a copy of a *BSD, please send it to: http://www.freebsdmall.com/cgi-bin/fm/bsd5.4?id=zBuMVwr8mv_pc=70 Maxime Paquin - Valleyfield LUG 149 Armand Ouest, Valleyfield Quebec, Canada J6S 2L4 Thank you very much in advance, Maxime Paquin $39.99 + shipping to Canada would be quite a bit for CDROM's and a case, especially for someone on what I'm assuming is a tight budget. I would check eBay for CD's if you can't download them. There are FreeBSD CD's on eBay from $0.99 on a Buy It Now. I'm sure there is for OpenBSD and NetBSD as well. If I was in Canada I'd send you guys some. Someone else may be able to send you them though. :) -Mark ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Interests in *BSD
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Maxime Paquin Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 4:14 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Interests in *BSD Hello, I am part of a LUG or Linux Users Group at my school. Our goal is to help spread free and open source software and operating systems. We are also doing some kind of demonstrations where we install *Nix distributions and show how to use them. The point is, we don't have broadband access and can't download whole distros. What I (speaking for my LUG) would like to know, is if you could send us at least one copy of FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD and/or NetBSD. We aren't asking for a lot, only a copy would be enough since we could pass it to each other so everybody can try it and understand how it works. If you are interested in sending us a copy of a *BSD, please send it to: Maxime Paquin - Valleyfield LUG 149 Armand Ouest, Valleyfield Quebec, Canada J6S 2L4 Thank you very much in advance, Maxime Paquin Maxime, It looks like your user group needs a steady stream of CDs for multiple releases of multiple operating systems. In addition, you'll also need access to applications, drivers, etc. My suggestion would be to focus on how to get reasonable speed access to the Internet. The local user groups around here (Southern California) beg and borrow facilities for meetings at local universities and companies that are willing to let them plug into their local area network and use their Internet connection (at least during meetings). If your LUG had a web page, you could provide a 'thank you' link to your sponsors' web site in trade for such usage. You might exchange such ads for other forms of sponsorship as well. Even if driving into Montreal is too far, I'll bet you can find computer clubs (or even friendly professors) in the universities there that would help you out as well. Invite them as speakers... Finally, your club might consider building and selling PC's (with various *nix operating systems of course). If you sold one a month, you'd probably make enough for a great internet connection! (The initial capital to get started could come from deposits or down payments ...) Good luck, -gayn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interests in *BSD
--- Maxime Paquin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I am part of a LUG or Linux Users Group at my school. Our goal is to help spread free and open source software and operating systems. We are also doing some kind of demonstrations where we install *Nix distributions and show how to use them. The point is, we don't have broadband access and can't download whole distros. What I (speaking for my LUG) would like to know, is if you could send us at least one copy of FreeBSD and/or OpenBSD and/or NetBSD. We aren't asking for a lot, only a copy would be enough since we could pass it to each other so everybody can try it and understand how it works. If you are interested in sending us a copy of a *BSD, please send it to: Maxime Paquin - Valleyfield LUG 149 Armand Ouest, Valleyfield Quebec, Canada J6S 2L4 Thank you very much in advance, Maxime Paquin Hi Maxime I'm from Toronto, Canada. It wouldn't take much effort for me to create/send you a few CD's. How about FreeBSD 4.11 and 5.4? I found DesktopBSD (http://www.desktopbsd.net/) pretty slick as well. It would be cool to throw that one in the mix. If by now you haven't already sourced your FreeBSD CD's, feel free to email me back and I'll start burning media and lickin stamps Take care Steve Quinn __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Interests in *BSD
On Thursday 08 September 2005 10:40, Steve Quinn wrote: Hi Maxime I'm from Toronto, Canada. It wouldn't take much effort for me to create/send you a few CD's. How about FreeBSD 4.11 and 5.4? I found DesktopBSD (http://www.desktopbsd.net/) pretty slick as well. It would be cool to throw that one in the mix. If by now you haven't already sourced your FreeBSD CD's, feel free to email me back and I'll start burning media and lickin stamps Take care Steve Quinn Nice man :) -- Best Regards. Yuan Jue ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
