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		     386BSD RELEASE 0.1
	     OFFICIAL USER GROUP REGISTRATION


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     Attached is the 386BSD user group registration form and
survey.	Please  fill	it  out completely and return it via
email, regular mail, or fax. We will put you on the Official
386BSD	User  Group mailing list for information and updates
on 386BSD.

     A userdirectory file is installed at official distribu-
tion  sites  to	allow	386BSD	users  to contact and become
acquainted with other 386BSD users.  If you wish your  name,
company	or  university,  and  email address to be placed in
this public directory, please check the box on the registra-
tion  form.  (NOTE: You do not have to select this option in
order to participate in the 386BSD SIG and  regular  mailing
lists	and   other  activities.  This	directory  has	been
installed only as a courtesy to the 386BSD  user  community.
Participation is not mandatory.)

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     There are a number of 386BSD  special  interest  groups
forming, focussing on topics of interest to the research and
development community.	Among these areas of interest are:

*    Shared Libraries

*    Filesystems

*    Symmetric Multiprocessing

*    Windowing Systems

*    Virtual Memory System

*    Gigabit Networking

In addition, a	number	of  smaller  projects  focussing  on
improvements  in the kernel and utilities are getting under-
way.

     If you are interested in learning about  any  of  these
groups,	or you would like to form your own SIG, please fill
out and send in this REGISTRATION form and we will  put	you
on the SIG mailing list (along with the general 386BSD mail-
ing list) and  help  you  form	contacts  with	other  users
interested in discussing these topics.



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     For  information  and  questions  on  386BSD  seminars,
tutorials, and materials, contact:

    Jim Joyce
    The Gawain Group
    139 Noe Street
    San Francisco, California 94114 USA
    1-415-626-7581


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     386BSD is intended by the developer to be used for edu-
cational  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 facilitate its use in
research and education.	However, 386BSD has been  a  costly
product	to  develop and maintain, and each release consumes
enormous resources.

     Release  0.0,  the	first	complete  freely   available
release of BSD for the 386/486 PC, was completed entirely as
a personal project.  386BSD Release 0.1, the second  release
of  a complete 386BSD system, was motivated primarily due to
the enthusiasm and contributions of  the  Release  0.0	user
base.

     In sum, 386BSD has taken over four	years	of  personal
financing on the part of the developers to get it out to the
user.  Unfortunately, we are  not  funded  by  any  granting
agency, university, corporation, or non-profit company.

     If you like 386BSD, you may elect to make	a  contribu-
tion  to  defray  the cost of development and to demonstrate
support of this project.  If just 10% of the number of	peo-
ple using 386BSD out there right now sent in $100 each, this
project would be adequately funded for the next two years!

     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) made out to:

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

    +1-510-420-0174 FAX
    ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu
    CIS 76703,4266
    BIX wjolitz

If you are  located  in	Europe	and  you  wish	to  make  a


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contribution,  but  you	are having difficulty with currency
transactions, please contact for instructions:

    BSD-Projekt
    Juergen Fey
    UNIX Magazin
    Hans-Pinsel-Str. 2
    8013 Haar bei Muenchen

    +49-89-46-13-356 FAX
    jf@unixmag.mut.de

They will collect  monetary  contributions  for	386BSD	and
transfer  the  funds  for you.	However, please specify that
this is a "386BSD contribution to defray development  costs"
to  avoid  confusion  with  other items which are offered by
UNIX Magazin.

     There is no mandatory payment required by the developer
for  use  of 386BSD Release 0.1.  However, your contribution
would be greatly appreciated.

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     Software contributions, bug fixes, software  ports	and
other  items  are welcome for submission. For novel software
contributions (such as major modules) and  ports  of  public
domain	or  otherwise  unencumbered software, please use the
software.form. For bugs and their  appropriate	fix,  please
use the bugnfix.form.

     Please contact  us	directly  for	equipment  or  other
items.

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     A service.support file is available at official distri-
bution	sites.	This  file  contains  a unverified and dis-
claimed list of people, groups,	and/or	companies  offering
support	for  386BSD.	We  require  that  anyone wishing to
appear on this list send mail properly requesting  inclusion
or exclusion, to avoid any potential problems.	Requests for
inclusion should state the following: name, firm  (if  any),
contact	address and country, contact phone/fax/telex/email,
areas of specialty, rates, and experience.  This information
is  only for the purposes of aiding users, and is definitely
not intended as *advertising*.

Thank you for your support.

Lynne Greer Jolitz
TeleMuse


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		    386BSD RELEASE 0.1
			USER GROUP
		     REGISTRATION FORM
			 AND SURVEY


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

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

    +1-510-420-0174 FAX
    ljolitz@cardio.ucsf.edu
    CIS 76703,4266

Should you wish to  make  a  monetary  contribution,  please
attach check or money order (made out to "Lynne Greer Jolitz
- 386BSD Contribution") and return  with  this	registration
form.

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


1.   A userdirectory file is installed at official distribu-
     tion  sites to allow 386BSD users to contact and become
     acquainted with other 386BSD  users.   Would  you	like
     your  name, company or university, and email address to
     be placed in this public directory? (y/n).

     NOTE: You do not have to select this option in order to
     participate in the 386BSD SIG and regular mailing lists
     and other activities. This directory has been installed
     only as a courtesy to the 386BSD user community. Parti-
     cipation is not mandatory.

2.   What type of site are you working at?

	 college/university


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	 research lab
	 commercial
	 individual/consultant
	 other:


3.   Do you have Internet access?

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




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




2.   What aspect of 386BSD most interests you?

	 source availability
	 binary availability
	 advanced operating system
	 advanced networking
	 other:


3.   Why do you think 386BSD is interesting ?




3.   We write regularly in Dr. Dobbs Journal and UNIX  Maga-
     zin  about	386BSD	and  other  topics.  What aspect of
     386BSD would you like to read more about? What  techni-
     cal  areas should we cover in more depth? (You can also
     contact the editors of DDJ at CIS 76703,50 and the edi-
     tors  of UNIX Magazin at jf@unixmag.mut.de for comments
     regarding articles).




5.   Is a 386BSD forum a good idea?






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6.   Would you be interested in attending a seminar  on	the
     installation and maintenance of 386BSD ? Is this a good
     idea ?




7.   Would you be interested in attending a seminar  on	the
     kernel internals of 386BSD ?  Is this a good idea ?




8.   Would you like to hear more about	any  of	the  386BSD
     SIGs  forming  right  now?	(Please  select a topic of
     interest, or add one of your own. I will try to  match-
     make  you	to  others  interested	in  the same area of
     study).




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386BSD	Release	0.0  (March  1992)  was  the  first  fully-
operational and freely available version of 386BSD.

1.   Did you obtain 386BSD Release 0.0 ?




2.   If yes, were you able to get 386BSD Release 0.0  opera-
     tional?




3.   If yes, what did you like about 0.0 ? What was unsatis-
     factory ?




4.   If no, why not?




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1.   What do you intend to use 336BSD Release 0.1 for?


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


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




3.   What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.1 do you most like?




4.   What aspects of 386BSD Release 0.1 would  you  like  to
     see improved?




5.   Where do you think 386BSD	should	head,  in  terms  of
     development goals?




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

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


7    Do you see the need for a	centrally-supported  version
     of	386BSD	?   How  would this best be done ? (This is
     intentionally an open-ended question.  We would like to
     hear your opinion).







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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 0.1 more accessible and targeted
to your needs.
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