Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2005 15:50:04 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: <fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>, "Baldur Gislason" <baldur@foo.is>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Why is there no mini-iso any more? Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMEKKFBAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGKEDNHGAA.fbsd_user@a1poweruser.com>
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Download the floppies then do an install from FTP while dialed in, no need to bother with an ISO. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of fbsd_user >Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 6:21 AM >To: Baldur Gislason; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: RE: Why is there no mini-iso any more? > > >Some dingdong in the release build team took it upon himself to >decide that it was no longer necessary and left it out in 5.4. Check >the questions list archives for more details if you need them. A PR >was submitted about this and the normal typical response was given >that this is a voluntary maintainer group and you get what they what >to give you, and if you don't like it then use something else. Sure >is a very poor attitude to be showing toward the dialup users who >regular use the mini.iso because its small size is quick to download >over dialup connection. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Baldur >Gislason >Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 9:02 AM >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Why is there no mini-iso any more? > > >I was wondering why the latest releases don't have a mini iso? (An >iso with only base installation, no extra packages) > >Baldur > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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