Re: Page on www.amiga.de for NetBSD

[mparson%smartnap.com@localhost]

In message <19980526133129.07099@localhost>, you write:
> On 25.05.98, 22:48:24, Markus Illenseer wrote:
>>>     Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas on how to phrase an
>>>     appropriate page on www.amiga.de referencing NetBSD?
>>
>> My quick proposal, please correct wrong terms and numbers.
>
> Here goes ... Mostly typos ...

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>> NetBSD has - unless other free UNICES - another idea to distribute the
>                unlike            ^^^^^^ is that the correct plural form?

The 'proper' way to refer to this would be "free Unix-like operating systems."

Unix is the description of the type of OS, you don't have plurals of
descriptions.  Just like there is no plural of 'VAX,' instead you talk
about 'VAX systems' or 'VAX computers,' not 'VAXen.' =)  Sorry, pet
peeve.

> All the rest sounds good.

I concur.

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Michael Parson
Systems Administrator
SMARTNAP Corp.