oldlinux-files/distributions/386BSD/386bsd-0.0/REGISTRATION

                     386BSD RELEASE 0.0
                     REGISTRATION FORM
                         AND SURVEY


     As of 1992, William F. Jolitz, the developer of 386BSD,
will have spent three years working on  this  project,  from
writing  the  initial 386BSD specification and supplying his
own equipment to his present completion of the  first  UNEN-
CUMBERED  SOURCE  BSD  SYSTEM  FOR  THE 386/486.  This first
release, 386BSD Release 0.0, is based on the BSD  Networking
2  Release  (June 1991) from the University of California at
Berkeley, which already included much of the earlier  386BSD
work that Bill had contributed to the University of Califor-
nia for distribution to all interested  parties.   In  addi-
tion,  Bill has made minimal changes to this release to make
the system bootable and operational (see William  F.  Jolitz
and  Lynne  Greer  Jolitz, _M_i_s_s_i_n_g _P_i_e_c_e_s, _D_r. _D_o_b_b_s _J_o_u_r_n_a_l
May-June 1992).

     386BSD Release 0.0 is  intended  by  the  developer  of
386BSD  to be used for educational and research purposes. As
such, the developer of this release is making  it  available
to  the user at no charge, in order to encourage and facili-
tate its use in research and education.  However, 386BSD has
been a costly product to develop and maintain, and continues
to consume enormous resources. As such, the user  may  elect
to make a contribution to defray the cost of development and
to demonstrate support of this project.

     Should you with to make  a  contribution,  return  this
form with your check or money order (suggested contribution:
$50.00US binary and $100.00US source) to

    Lynne Greer Jolitz
    386BSD Registration
    447 61ST Street
    Oakland, CA. 94609  USA

    +1-510-420-0174 FAX
    ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu

There is no mandatory payment required by the developer  for
use  of  386BSD Release 0.0, nor will there be any mandatory
payment required for the  use  of  any  future  releases  of
386BSD  done  by  the developer.  However, your contribution
would be greatly appreciated.

     Due to the "free" nature of 386BSD Release 0.0, we can-
not  provide  "on-demand" support. 386BSD is an experimental
research system intended  for  exploration  and  study.  The
inclusion of source code allows the creative and industrious
student of operating systems to modify, correct, augment and


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otherwise  alter the system in any manner desired.  Reliance
on 386BSD Release 0.0 for other than it's intended  purposes
is specifically discouraged.

     However,  ample  documentation is readily available and
should be obtained.  For users who wish  to  understand  the
386BSD system conceived by William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer
Jolitz, and developed by William F. Jolitz, we recommend the
user  study  written  references such as the _P_o_r_t_i_n_g _U_N_I_X _t_o
_t_h_e _3_8_6 series (beginning January 1991  _D_r.  _D_o_b_b_s  _J_o_u_r_n_a_l,
USA  and  beginning  June  1991  _U_N_I_X  _M_a_g_a_z_i_n,  Germany) by
William F. Jolitz and Lynne Greer Jolitz, as well  as  other
books on UNIX and the on-line _3_8_6_B_S_D _U_s_e_r _M_a_n_u_a_l before use.
A book discussing the internals  of  386BSD  by  William  F.
Jolitz  and  Lynne  Greer  Jolitz  entitled  _3_8_6_B_S_D _f_r_o_m _t_h_e
_I_n_s_i_d_e-_O_u_t will be available late 1992.

     We do encourage feedback, however, on bug fixes,  prob-
lems  and  solutions  which  arise during configuration, and
improvements to 386BSD Release 0.0. These  changes  will  be
incorporated  back  into the system, and made available once
again to the 386BSD audience, to further  encourage  use  of
this system.

     Please  complete  and return this registration form and
survey via email or regular mail, so we can add you  to  the
list of 386BSD Release 0.0 users.




    Thank you for your support.

    Lynne Greer Jolitz
    TeleMuse




















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                     386BSD RELEASE 0.0
                     REGISTRATION FORM
                         AND SURVEY


     Please complete this registration form and  survey  and
return it to:

    Lynne Greer Jolitz
    386BSD Registration
    447 61ST Street
    Oakland, CA. 94609  USA

    +1-510-420-0174 FAX
    ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu

Should  you  wish  to  make  a monetary contribution, please
attach check or money order and return with the registration
form.

_R_e_g_i_s_t_r_a_t_i_o_n _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n:

NAME:
TITLE:
FIRM:
ADDRESS:
COUNTRY:
PHONE:
FAX:
EMAIL:


1.   What type of site are you working at?

         college/university
         research lab
         commercial
         individual/consultant
         other:


2.   Do you have Internet access?

3.   Do you work on (commercial/government/university/other)
     projects?







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_3_8_6_B_S_D _I_n_t_e_r_e_s_t

1.   Where  did   you   first   find   out   about   386BSD?
     (email/magazine/other)




2.   Did you obtain a copy of the NET/2 release (June 1991)?
     If yes, what did you find useful?  what  did  you  find
     lacking?    If   no,   why   not?   (too  expensive/not
     bootable/not complete/other)




3.   Where did you obtain 386BSD Release 0.0 ? boot  floppy?
     binary? source?




4.   Do you find the article series of use in learning about
     386BSD?  What aspect of 386BSD would you like  to  read
     more  about?  What  technical  areas should we cover in
     more depth?




_3_8_6_B_S_D _R_e_l_e_a_s_e _0._0 _U_s_a_g_e

1.   What do you intend to use 336BSD Release 0.0 for?

         development system
         networking/gateway
         individual research
         personal work
         replacement for MS-DOS
         replacement for other UNIX
         other:


2.   What aspect of 386BSD most interests you?

         source availability
         binary availability
         advanced operating system
         advanced networking
         other:





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3.   Would students be using this system? (yes/no)  If  yes,
     would  386BSD be integrated into a course or lab study?




4.   What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.0 do you most like?




5.   What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.0 would  you  like  to
     see improved?




6    Would  you  like  to  help contribute to this effort to
     facilitate further releases of 386BSD? (Check all  that
     apply)

         yes - software enhancements to 386BSD
         yes - hardware loans for new software testing
         yes - monetary contribution to 386BSD effort (see instructions)
         yes - other items:
         no


_3_8_6_B_S_D _G_o_a_l_s

     The  developer's  goal  for  386BSD  was  to provide an
advanced operating system for educational and research  pur-
poses on an inexpensive PC platform.  In 1990, CSRG expanded
that goal to encompass an unencumbered release accessible to
anyone.

1.   Do  you  think  these  goals have now been met with the
     release of 386BSD Release 0.0? Why or why not?




2.   Do you think 386BSD Release 0.0 is a good idea? Why  or
     why not?




3.   Do you think that the article series is a good idea?






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4.   Do you think a book on 386BSD would be a good idea?




_B_o_o_t _F_l_o_p_p_y

1.   What  is  your  PC system configuration? Please be spe-
     cific, as success can vary with a difference  in  manu-
     facture date or variation.

         386/486/387:
         ISA/EISA/SCSI:
         RAM size:
         drive(s) type and size:
         tape(s) type and size:
         ethernet type:
         graphics type:
         serial type:
         parallel type:
         other:


2.   Did  you  find  the correct disklabel or did you create
     your own?  If you  created  your  own,  please  include
     parameters.




3.   Did it find all devices? What devices were not found?




4.   Did  you  try  different  combinations of configuration
     types? What combinations succeeded?  What  combinations
     failed?




5.   Shadow  RAM  should be disabled. Did your configuration
     program allow you to do this? Did you have to alter the
     configuration program in other ways?




_D_o_w_n_l_o_a_d_i_n_g _t_h_e _S_y_s_t_e_m

1.   What  mechanism did you use to download or transfer the
     rest of the system? (floppy/tape/network/other)


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2.   Were you able to load the system onto the PC?  Did  you
     have any problems?




3.   After  booting  the  system  off the hard disk, did you
     encounter any problems?




_B_u_g_s

1.   What bugs have you found in this system? Please  attach
     any  pertinent  printouts  and  system messages. Please
     also attach any bug fixes for others to use.




_O_t_h_e_r _C_o_m_m_e_n_t_s

1.   If you  have  any  suggestions  or  comments  regarding
     386BSD  Release  0.0  or  our writings on this subject,
     please take a moment and attach them.







Thank you for completing this survey. Your input  will  help
us in making 386BSD Release 0.0 more accessible and targeted
to your needs.
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