From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 2 09:00:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24C34106566B for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:00:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [75.160.109.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB5F38FC1A for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 09:00:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (localhost.1command.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id m2290mUY079657 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:00:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id m2290mhI079656 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 01:00:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from hitme.hitometer.net (hitme.hitometer.net [75.160.109.235]) by webmail.1command.com (H.R. Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:48 -0800 Message-ID: <20080302010048.5n293u9tic8cwww8@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:00:48 -0800 From: "Chris H." To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <1204151575.84335.3.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> <1204310983.47c853c70577d@imp.free.fr> <47C89B18.8010803@infracaninophile.co.uk> <1BBD0D48B63AE41DF673F6C4@[10.110.3.211]> <1204381259.93575.15.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> In-Reply-To: <1204381259.93575.15.camel@neo.cse.buffalo.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) 4.1 Professional (not for redistribution) / FreeBSD-5.5 Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE Available X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:00:56 -0000 Quoting Ken Smith : > > On Fri, 2008-02-29 at 19:18 -0600, Paul Schmehl wrote: >> Another approach might be to make one cd the "desktop install" cd, >> including all of the apps commonly used to install the desktop (xorg, kde, >> gnome, etc.) > > This is already in place, as best I can. X.org is on disc1 (on purpose > since it's something you can select in the "Distributions" section > before even getting to the "Do you want to browse packages?" menu), > while Gnome and KDE are both on disc2. If you select "All" in the > distributions section it will install X.org during the initial install > phase. If you then install only KDE and/or Gnome it will only ask for > disc2 once you get past the package selection. The combination of KDE > and Gnome basically fill even the newer 700Mb target media sizes so for > it to get any better sysinstall needs to be made smarter. > >> It does seem to me that some work in this area would pay dividends. > > I am definitely not arguing that point, lots can be done here. If you ask me, kernel developer &| server install should be on disc1, and desktop^*$ should go on disc99. FreeBSD ...the power to serve. ----------------^^^^^ --Chris H > > -- > Ken Smith > - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu > there, funny things are everywhere. | > - Theodore Geisel | > -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)