From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 14 21:32:21 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E353916A403 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from grodzix@gmail.com) Received: from py-out-1112.google.com (py-out-1112.google.com [64.233.166.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF27843D67 for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:32:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from grodzix@gmail.com) Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id p76so1031192pyb for ; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:31:38 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=PFwmkWGV7BM0LItTqJFKtgL790usV1gY12p4Tr0L/67Uj/Ok780j1YshwUmLmm3y6YKmOhrQgvrp04OvwnLSEbaAqN7jag/o/LYL6Ol27alGmRdGUEr3kmI3Hf+RNJHOtf8M1bBg0Cqaifi31FM1cePZwc8leav6iAh2FqEAATI= Received: by 10.35.17.12 with SMTP id u12mr1889479pyi.1163539898283; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:31:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.35.95.9 with HTTP; Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:31:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <6ecb59da0611141331l31365819o25397c0a64e25922@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:31:38 +0000 From: grodzix To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <6ecb59da0611141329yc450cc1w419162d9bc49699c@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <60acff080611141232r1a60556coe6a1c7d99e7357a9@mail.gmail.com> <6ecb59da0611141329yc450cc1w419162d9bc49699c@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Fwd: FreeBSD on DVD X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:32:22 -0000 Hello, I thought first about the same but I came to conclusion that there is no really need for it. As far as I know the aim is to provide you basic framework which you can customize as you like. The first CD is more than you need to have fully runable FreeBSD system and second is basically only KDE. There is problem with Linux for which downloading and installin some programs that need lots of dependencies is horrible, so they simply put everything on huge DVD to make it possible to use for average user. On FreeBSD installing programs is much easier, automatic and done for you if you use ports or packages. It should also be also easier to mainstain and release new versions of FreeBSD in two CD containging just the neccesery tools than taking care of few gigs of apps with each release, and theese releases are much more often than those of Linux. It' just my personal opinion so the official intention may be quite different. Regards, Rafal Grodzinski On 14/11/06, D. Mella wrote: > Good Afternoon, > > I'm new to freebsd, and I'm really excited about this whole new world. I've > been reading, and looking on the internet, and I'm wondering why there isn't > a freebsd downloadable version in DVD. > > -- > David Mella > dm3lla@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >