From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 22 13:31:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E8C537B401 for ; Thu, 22 May 2003 13:31:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pd6mo1so.prod.shaw.ca (shawidc-mo1.cg.shawcable.net [24.71.223.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 860C543FD7 for ; Thu, 22 May 2003 13:31:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cpressey@catseye.mb.ca) Received: from pd5mr4so.prod.shaw.ca (pd5mr4so-qfe3.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.141.168]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HFB00E3O2AXIA@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 May 2003 14:30:33 -0600 (MDT) Received: from pn2ml7so.prod.shaw.ca (pn2ml7so-qfe0.prod.shaw.ca [10.0.121.151]) by l-daemon (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HFB00GIW2AXYP@l-daemon> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 May 2003 14:30:33 -0600 (MDT) Received: from www.kallisti.ca (h24-70-180-74.wp.shawcable.net [24.70.180.74]) 2003))freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Thu, 22 May 2003 14:30:33 -0600 (MDT) Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 15:31:19 -0500 From: Chris Pressey In-reply-to: <20030522082511.5ad58211.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-id: <20030522153119.576aeb97.cpressey@catseye.mb.ca> Organization: Cat's Eye Technologies - http://www.catseye.mb.ca/ MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.0 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd4.8) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <200305202052.h4KKqSEB020008@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <20030521022150.11848744.cpressey@catseye.mb.ca> <20030522082511.5ad58211.y2kbug@ms25.hinet.net> Subject: Re: Packages-CDs for 4.8 and beyond (was: Re: freeBSD 4.8) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 20:31:26 -0000 On Thu, 22 May 2003 08:25:11 +0800 Robert Storey wrote: > On Wed, 21 May 2003 02:21:50 -0500 > Chris Pressey wrote: > > > I understand that FreeBSD project support for the packages-CDs was > > dropped so that they could be a value-added service for vendors, so > > I suppose my question might be better phrased as: Does anyone have > > pointers to vendors which will continue to provide packages-CDs for > > 4.8 and beyond (ideally as ISO images that can be downloaded free of > > charge?) > > Dear Chris, > > "Free of charge" I don't know about, but I've noticed that the > FreeBSDmall web site is offering 5.1, 4 CD set ("pre-order" at the > moment) for US$40. > > regards, > Robert Thanks for the pointer... I don't mind shelling out some dough if it'll help support FreeBSD development :) -Chris