Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:08:22 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Subject: Re: /usr/ports/ too big? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0002142203520.23833-100000@picnic.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <20000214183035.B76484@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, David O'Brien wrote: > On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 11:05:35PM -0600, Richard Wackerbarth wrote: > > > > It's not the CPU as much as it is the HD. The process is very I/O bound. > > So much for $0.08/gig mass storage :-) > > Have you seen the thru-put these days of UDMA/66 drives? A 25gig UDMA/66 > drive is only $200US. I still maintain that judging CTM capacity based > on an ancient P5-166 with out DMA IDE is ridiculous. David and Richard, both of you, will you *please* stop referring to ctm as part of the problem? It's running FINE. Pick on something else if you really need a target. How about, uhh, bento's build scripts (oh, god, now I got Billf on my case :-) Honestly, we are getting a free machine and free web from Ulf Zimmerman, and it's perfectly ok. I will be really upset at someone if runaway mouth makes certain folks think they are unappreciated ... > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@picnic.mat.net | electronics, communications, and signal processing. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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