Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 21:21:34 +0200 (CEST) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: mwlucas@exceptionet.com Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: suggestion: distfiles CD Message-ID: <199909021921.VAA06499@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199909021640.MAA13839@easeway.com> from "mwlucas@exceptionet.com" at "Sep 2, 1999 12:40:25 pm"
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As mwlucas@exceptionet.com wrote ... > But for the last month, my distfiles CD has been completely useless. > Every distfile I've wanted, I've had to download. If the mid-September > date for the release of 3.3 is accurate, that means I have at least > another month, probobly six weeks, until I get an updated CD. > > If FreeBSD is coming out only every four months, might people be > interested in a "distfiles/packages" CD set on the alternate four months? > The work would be minimal, compared to a regular snapshot. I, at least, > would pay for it. Hell, I'd subscribe. I've done the same thing for my personal use. But beware: 1 CD is not big enough to hold all distfiles. Wilko -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands - Powered by FreeBSD - |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte WWW : http://www.tcja.nl http://www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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