FreeBSD 5.0-RC1 Now Available

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FreeBSD 5.0-RC1 Now Available

Posted by michael on Monday December 9, 2002 @02:33AM from the five-candles-on-the-cake dept.

Dan writes "Murray Stokely of FreeBSD release engineering team announces that they're one milestone closer with the immediate availability of FreeBSD first release candidate for the i386, alpha, sparc64, and ia64 platforms. ISO images and FTP installation directories are available now from the FreeBSD FTP site."

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IN SOVIET RUSSIA by IN+SOVIET+RUSSIA · 2002-12-09 02:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

*BSD Lives Forever!
1. Re:In Soviet Russia by Graspee_Leemoor · 2002-12-09 03:45 · Score: 0, Offtopic
  
  No, come on people, it was funny this time. Normally the reversal of the 2 things doesn't make any sense, but FreeBSD releases you does, and is amusing.
  
  IT IS AMUSING YOU WILL LAUGH.
  
  graspee
Can someone Provide a link to "What's New" page? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 02:39 · Score: -1, Offtopic

If it's available of course.

Thanks in advance.
Re:At Bucknell by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 02:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hehe...I'm just glad you didn't post another Soviet Russia comment.

Kinda funny (I smiled), but I don't have mod points dude :/
IN SOIVET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 02:51 · Score: -1, Offtopic

BSD doesn't suck ass!!
no, really
Hey! by teamhasnoi · 2002-12-09 03:05 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Why isn't this posted in the BeOS section? Turnabout is fair play.
Re:Yes... by chadm1967 · 2002-12-09 03:07 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I love it when people spoil a joke that wasn't funny in the first place. :)
Re:RC1? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 03:08 · Score: -1, Offtopic

DP = Don't Procreate
Re:Yes... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 03:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

The mods obviously disagree with your sense of humor.
Re:Hope it supports Token Ring by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 03:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Nice troll. Excellent use of misinformation. I give it a +5.
More interesting news.. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 03:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I find it a way more interesting to realize that the _FABULOUS_ MPlayer hackers have released MPlayer 0.90 RC1 and guess what - ALL CODECS ON THE PLANET ARE SUPPORTED! Way to go! You guys are the best!
YHBT. Dolt. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-12-09 03:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

n/t
Re:IA64? by darken9999 · 2002-12-09 03:50 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I don't know whether to mod this +1 Funny or +1 Insightful.