From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 8 12:33:49 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 139C537B401 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:33:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (user38.net339.fl.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F407C43FA3 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:33:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h38JXi1i037034 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 15:33:45 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv@wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h38JXikZ037033 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 15:33:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 15:33:44 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030408193344.GC34447@wjv.com> References: <20030408190136.9E7C037B405@hub.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030408190136.9E7C037B405@hub.freebsd.org> Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=IN_REP_TO,NOSPAM_INC,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES, SPAM_PHRASE_00_01,USER_AGENT,USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.43 Subject: Re: 4.8-Release disk3 and disk4 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2003 19:33:49 -0000 > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 07:17:27 +1000 > From: Peter Jeremy > Subject: Re: 4.8-Release disk3 and disk4 > On 2003-Apr-07 12:40:38 -0700, Jim Pazarena wrote: > >I've never read a posting which explains why the ftp site doesn't > >have a full size disc 2 and is missing disk 3 & 4 for v5.0 > The simple explanation is that this is all the FreeBSD project itself > creates. The ports packages that filled up CD's 2, 3 and 4 are no > longer part of the "official" FreeBSD -RELEASE image. And how much of that will relate to the fact that it now runs on iNTEL, Alpha, and PC98 architectures. I remember when I had NeXTStep we had quad-fat disks to support all architectures. I can see this could cause ports problems as some have binary pieces in them. > End of freebsd-stable Digest, Vol 3, Issue 2 -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com