From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Mar 26 14:59:05 1995 Return-Path: hackers-owner Received: (from majordom@localhost) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) id OAA09596 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 26 Mar 1995 14:59:05 -0800 Received: from star-gate.com (hasty.vip.best.com [204.156.141.143]) by freefall.cdrom.com (8.6.10/8.6.6) with ESMTP id OAA09577 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 1995 14:59:02 -0800 Received: from localhost.mcs.com (localhost.mcs.com [127.0.0.1]) by star-gate.com (8.6.9/8.6.9) with SMTP id OAA03591 for ; Sun, 26 Mar 1995 14:54:00 GMT Message-Id: <199503261454.OAA03591@star-gate.com> X-Authentication-Warning: star-gate.com: Host localhost.mcs.com didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6alpha 2/16/95 To: freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Packages was (Re: httpd as part of the system. ) In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 26 Mar 1995 17:26:17 EST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 14:53:57 +0000 From: Amancio Hasty Sender: hackers-owner@FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > I'm watching this discussion, and wondering if a middle ground could > possibly be reached by having 2 different distributions? This would > completely remove the limitations requested by owners of more modest > systems from a more advanced distribution, and free that end of it for > more experimentation. On the other hand, the more basic distribution, > since it would rely on a more stable set of utilities, would probably > have somewhat enhanced reliability, and be better suited for commercial > applications. > Well, at least one of the Linux distributions has a CDROM App distribution. This can go a long way from alleviating the needs of those who want to USE FreeBSD and not just hack on the kernel or with its utilities. Also, it may save the end users including myself from having to compile packages all over again. I do it however I can see that many will not like to or an unable due to system resources to re-compile some of the Apps. Amancio