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To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
cc: julian@ref.tfs.com, davidg@Root.COM, hackers@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation. 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 02 Oct 1995 22:24:11 +1000."
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Date: Mon, 02 Oct 1995 13:12:35 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> The packing problem could be reduced by keeping the mfsroot in a separate
> file or on a separate floppy, but these methods are currently too hard,
> and if we go to a separate floppy we might as well forget about compression
> (at least while the kernel and the mfs still fit on a 1200K floppy).

I just want to stipulate as well that the prospect of going back to 2
floppies has long been something I've wanted to avoid.  I *like* being
able to boot off a single floppy with no other swapping being
necessary for a standard CD or FTP install, and I'm quite keen to keep
it.  That's why I've been kind of quiet about these mixed kernel/MFS
boot floppy ideas.

					Jordan