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From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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Subject: Re: adding DHCP client to src/contrib/
In-Reply-To: <xzp1zk0e8lu.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> from Dag-Erling Smorgrav at "Feb 9, 1999  1:14:37 am"
To: des@flood.ping.uio.no (Dag-Erling Smorgrav)
Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 16:32:39 -0800 (PST)
Cc: jabley@clear.co.nz, obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes:
> > > On Mon, Feb 08, 1999 at 02:28:20PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote:
> > > > I am planning on adding the Wide-DHCP client to src/contrib/ and
> > > > src/sbin/ in a few days.
> > [...]
> > These should be left has ports.
> 
> If we want FreeBSD to have any credibility as a workstation OS, we
> need DHCP. It should be possible for a user or admin to smack in the
> boot floppy, have it autoconfigure the selected network interface, and
> perform an FTP installation.
> 

So, we'll import a pop server, apache, g77, ad nauseam
to increase the credibility of FreeBSD as a workstation OS.


-- 
Steve

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