386BSD RELEASE 0.1 OFFICIAL USER GROUP REGISTRATION _3_8_6_B_S_D _U_s_e_r _G_r_o_u_p _R_e_g_i_s_t_r_a_t_i_o_n 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.) _3_8_6_B_S_D _U_s_e_r _A_c_t_i_v_i_t_i_e_s _a_n_d _M_a_i_l_i_n_g _L_i_s_t_s 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. 386BSD REGFORM 1 July 1992 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 _M_o_n_e_t_a_r_y _C_o_n_t_r_i_b_u_t_i_o_n_s _f_o_r _3_8_6_B_S_D _R_e_l_e_a_s_e_s 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 386BSD REGFORM 2 July 1992 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. _O_t_h_e_r _C_o_n_t_r_i_b_u_t_i_o_n_s _t_o _3_8_6_B_S_D 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. _S_e_r_v_i_c_e_s _a_n_d _S_u_p_p_o_r_t _F_i_l_e 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 386BSD REGFORM 3 July 1992 ____________________________________________________________ 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. _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. 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 386BSD REGFORM 4 July 1992 research lab commercial individual/consultant other: 3. Do you have Internet access? 4. Do you work on (commercial/government/university/other) projects? _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. 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? 386BSD REGFORM 5 July 1992 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). _3_8_6_B_S_D _R_e_l_e_a_s_e _0._0 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? _3_8_6_B_S_D _R_e_l_e_a_s_e _0._1 _U_s_a_g_e 1. What do you intend to use 336BSD Release 0.1 for? 386BSD REGFORM 6 July 1992 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). 386BSD REGFORM 7 July 1992 _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 0.1 more accessible and targeted to your needs. ____________________________________________________________ 386BSD REGFORM 8 July 1992