I don't have any information, but the front page is still there, so I'd guess that CheapBytes hasn't gone under, but may just be having server issues.
Incidentally, there's an email of [email protected], which I'm CCing to this message in case they weren't aware. I used CheapBytes for years, too, and have warm feelings for them, so I hope that it's a temporary issue! --Matt On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Lynda <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been buying CDs from them for years, and was just going through the > process of updating my collection of CDs I like to keep on hand (I purchase > FreeBSD and OpenBSD from their canonical choices), and was astonished to > see this: > > http://shop.cheapbytes.com/**cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi<http://shop.cheapbytes.com/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi> > > I've done a bit of searching, and there's no discussion of implosion > anywhere. I recognize that it may just have withered on the vine. My puny > purchases certainly weren't enough to keep it going, but I'm still > surprised to find it gone. > > I prefer installing from CD (it provides consistency in results when I > know that I'm starting from the same mark each time). Yes, I know about > VMs. No, they don't serve my purpose (just stating this because I don't > want to get sidetracked by that particular discussion). > > Before I spend a good part of my afternoon burning CDs (so that I'll have > them), does anyone know if this is temporary, or can you suggest a > replacement? > > -- > Root is a state of mind. > ______________________________**_________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-**bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss<https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss> > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- LITTLE GIRL: But which cookie will you eat FIRST? COOKIE MONSTER: Me think you have misconception of cookie-eating process.
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