Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 04:11:22 +0100 From: Kai Mosebach <kai@freshx.de> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD X.x-RELEASE as DVD ISO Message-ID: <1067483482.3fa0815a611b9@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20031029212811.GA12520@rot13.obsecurity.org> References: <1067424172.3f9f99acd40f5@localhost> <20031029212811.GA12520@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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Hi Kris, > On Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 11:42:52AM +0100, Kai Mosebach wrote: > > Dear List, > > > > in times of more people having a DVD burner, wouldnt it make sense to > provide > > the latest versions of FreeBSD also as an ISO-Image ? > > FreeBSD is provided as an ISO image, but I assume you meant a > DVD-sized image. right > I don't know that there's sufficient demand for this > to warrant the extra work and load on mirrors. For example, note that > we only provide the disc1 iso image on cdrom, so it's not like the > other data you might consolidate on dvd is already provided as cdrom > images. the advantage of that would be, that i already have nearly all i want ever need on my DVD and do not depend on the net. If you compare to current linux-distros (SuSE, RH), they offer everyting on one DVD (or 6 CDs), which is pretty handy i think. > However, this is something that an interested third party could easily > do themselves. Maybe a script, creating a temporary image would be enough, im not sure though. The only thing i do not understand for now is, how to make the compilation bootable afterward. regards Kai
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