Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 15:45:13 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com> Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, Adam Turoff <aturoff@isinet.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bsd vs. linux and NT chart Message-ID: <4.1.19990302154008.00c93c80@localhost> In-Reply-To: <19990302135454.D18602@orcrist.mediacity.com> References: <4.1.19990302142419.00adaba0@localhost> <4.1.19990302134418.00a12530@localhost> <4.1.19990302132445.040f6d40@localhost> <Pine.HPP.3.96.990302153710.22218Z-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes <4.1.19990302134418.00a12530@localhost> <19990302132052.C18602@orcrist.mediacity.com> <4.1.19990302142419.00adaba0@localhost>
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At 01:54 PM 3/2/99 -0800, Gregory Sutter wrote: >Two floppies for any situation strikes me as better than one-disk >and two-disk separate sets for different situations. Having two >floppies also allows more space for things like the new installation >system that will be in 4.0. This, again, could either be fit on the disk with a stripped-down kernel or downloaded after the machine first starts. One advantage of downloading it is that it can give the user a choice of versions on the fly. This would be a novel feature: the first part of the installation program could interrogate the server or CD, find out which versions were there (say, 2.2.8-RELEASE, 3.1-RELEASE, and 3.1-CURRENT) and offer a choice. It would then download the installer for that version. This would be far better than what we have now, and also smaller than the 1-disk install code for 2.2.8. >Does it matter if they malign FreeBSD? Let them! Yes, it matters. Big time. The GPL is spreading like the virus that it is. If we want to have a livelihood tomorrow, we'll fight this NOW. >> The best possible OS would install from one floppy at most. > >You didn't read a word I wrote, did you? I said specifically, "This >sometimes means making compromises in certain areas in exchange for >superior overall quality." We've compromised on the single-floppy >install in exchange for superior quality of installation, and therefore, >superior quality overall. A second floppy is not that big a compromise. It's a HUGE compromise, and may show an unwillingness to "think outside the box" and innovate something better. I think it's a rotten idea. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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