Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:42:33 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Krikket <krikket@gothpoodle.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding Packages and Ports Message-ID: <20040202204233.GC67671@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402020326110.11183-100000@carrefour.gothpoodle.com> References: <20040202080448.GB67671@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402020326110.11183-100000@carrefour.gothpoodle.com>
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--1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 03:34:33AM -0500, Krikket wrote: > I'm going to hold off on replying for a day, while I give this stuff a > shot, but this part does raise a question for me... >=20 > On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > Those packages are what goes onto the FTP sites, and a > > sample of the most popular ones go into the install CDs -- there's > > *far* too much stuff to fit all of it onto a 4 CD distribution set. >=20 > I got my copy of FreeBSD by downloading the isos. CD 1 & 2 and "mini". > That's all that was available. >=20 > CD #1 was the only CD that was ever asked for by the system. >=20 > Where do the other CD's come into play? >=20 > What's the difference between the isos and the 4 cd set? (Aside from the > number of CDs...) I haven't seen anything that directly answers this. > I'm more than willing to support the BSD project, assuming the OS meets my > needs (and so far it looks like it probably will) I was just planning on > starting with the BSD stuffie. 8^) And the BSD books... The isos on the FreeBSD site are what's distributed as disks 1 and 2 of the 4 CD set. You only get the other two CDs (which contain various selected packages) if you buy a set from FreeBSDMall or Deamon News' bsdmall. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAHrY5dtESqEQa7a0RAqk7AJoDBTyYmNAkd0n5Atj3OxUwupr4SQCgk0Xz YriHAvIpc/spBhQu/X8H8JA= =WmwT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc--
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