From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 3 23:00:02 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EBA7106566C for ; Sat, 3 Sep 2011 23:00:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from crodr001@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f54.google.com (mail-bw0-f54.google.com [209.85.214.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8C6B8FC12 for ; Sat, 3 Sep 2011 23:00:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bkat8 with SMTP id t8so4825294bka.13 for ; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=x0eZh4fKKPjNWqFfUdSk4r6RF9C81b5jkVSEqutyQUA=; b=Kw/sh8chXEQslxx6m4DgwJXOLV9Irr5BdDR4yM70EKnTQnpLHCVLU5+etNwHbKs2MC NdvwL7o3T5Vjgv6ZpQc8zCZUxm83UVQmB24GU80xPs0vhBCm+PDl9m8wfV04UnjwEtOQ l4vTnI9MAR7L9r19UjfhuiCS3zA8bI1g6Z64E= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.148.205 with SMTP id q13mr1386806bkv.179.1315090800664; Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0700 (PDT) Sender: crodr001@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.58.196 with HTTP; Sat, 3 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4E629A62.8020903@xaerolimit.net> References: <4E629A62.8020903@xaerolimit.net> Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2011 16:00:00 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: BWV0Ae-7ekzezcBEPT1Svmgf7R0 Message-ID: From: Craig Rodrigues To: Chris Brennan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need a README to explain items in download directory X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:00:02 -0000 Hi, Thanks. Your text is better than mine, and I actually learned something from it. :) For this line: (1) FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso - Requires an Internet Connectio= n Does this mean that this ISO has the minimal stuff to boot, and then do an install by downloading packages over the Internet? I really don= 't know, that's why I'm asking. :) Do you understand enough of the release makefiles under src/release/ to propose a patch to include your README? I am not up to spe= ed on how the release scripts figure out what files to copy to the ftp directory. BTW, I am a FreeBSD src committer, and am working on adding a section to the FreeBSD handbook, so I am quite familiar with those things. :) I am just trying to propose minor ideas to make it easier for new users to figure out how to download and install FreeBSD. :) --=20 Craig Rodrigues rodrigc@crodrigues.org On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 2:21 PM, Chris Brennan wrote: > > Your on the right track, lets be a little more verbose/correct > > 1. FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso - Requires an Internet Connectio= n > > 2. FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-disc1.iso - Full Installer, includes all > files to install base. > > 3. FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-dvd1.iso.xz - DID-sized image, includes > Base+Packages (not entire collection) > > 4. FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso - Live file system, > boot and run off of CD/DVD, used for recovery # Good Enough > > 5. FreeBSD-8.2-RELEASE-i386-memstick.img - Installer for USB memory > stick # Same as above > > That wordy page you skimmed over, I believe it explains what these all > do. It's great that your interested in FreeBSD, but keep in mind, > FreeBSD isn't for the lighthearted or impatient and reading is a > necessity. The handbook is almost required reading, it will answer > almost all of your very basic questions. > > -- >> Chris Brennan >> -- >> A: Yes. >> >Q: Are you sure? >> >>A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >> >>>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? >> http://xkcd.com/84/ | http://xkcd.com/149/ | http://xkcd.com/549/ >> GPG: D5B20C0C (6741 8EE4 6C7D 11FB 8DA8 =A09E4A EECD 9A84 D5B2 0C0C) > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >