Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:45:28 +0000 From: Peter Edwards <peter.edwards@openet-telecom.com> To: Paul Robinson <wigstah@akitanet.co.uk> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Why not gzip iso images? Message-ID: <38CFA208.A89FA1C3@openet-telecom.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003151431580.4176-100000@jake.akitanet.co.uk>
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Paul Robinson wrote: > I think this saving shows a little respect > and concern for the less fortunate home user stuck with a 56K modem paying > $x/hour where x can be anywhere between 0.5 and 5... Sorry, can't resist. Given (my) local call rates, if I started downloading the 3.4 ISO image and did a mail-order purchase of the CD at the same time, the CD would cost a lot less, and drop on my doormat before the download finished. 20MB doesnt make a difference for this 56K owner, cause I'm sensible enough not to use it to download ~640MB images! I'd rather give the money to FreeBSD than my Telco, anyway. Same goes for release candidates: there'll be a release before my download is done. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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