Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:53:26 -0700 (MST) From: "Chad R. Larson" <chad@DCFinc.com> To: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org (Michael Lucas) Cc: sec@42.org, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: distfiles no longer on 4.0 CDs Message-ID: <200004191653.JAA04500@freeway.dcfinc.com> In-Reply-To: <200004191343.JAA39031@blackhelicopters.org> from Michael Lucas at "Apr 19, 0 09:43:01 am"
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As I recall, Michael Lucas wrote: >> That's bad. I was aware that the CVS tree was kicked off (and i can >> live with that, as long as the release-source keeps beeing included.) >> >> But loosing the distfiles is just plain bad. This saved me so much >> download time. I hope they will be back on one of the next releases. >> > > Many of us would like to see them back, I'm sure. > > The majority of users use packages, however. Unlike FreeBSD itself > the CDs are a commercial product, and have to pander to the tastes of > the masses. I can't speak for the masses. But I use the ports/distfiles exclusively. For the same reason I like the fact that I've got the source to the operating system, and I have the source to all the user-land commands, I want the source to added packages. Call me anal, but I like the fact that there is not a single binary on this machine that I didn't build on this machine. > Perhaps you, I, and others like us, need to unsub from the vanilla > FreeBSD subscription, and pick up a Toolkit subscription? It'll cost > more, but we'll get more. That's worth a thought. I bought a Toolkit about a year ago (as part of a PowerPak, actually). Is there a clear statement of what is and what will be in future Toolkit releases? -crl -- Chad R. Larson (CRL15) 602-953-1392 Brother, can you paradigm? chad@dcfinc.com chad@larsons.org larson1@home.net DCF, Inc. - 14623 North 49th Place, Scottsdale, Arizona 85254-2207 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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