Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 17:04:59 +0100 (BST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Tadimeti=20Keshav?= <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ports on a CD Message-ID: <20030923160459.79041.qmail@web86004.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030923045948.GA50083@rot13.obsecurity.org>
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--- Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:59:30AM +0100, Tadimeti > Keshav wrote: > > Guys, > > Is it possible to get all of the ports on a CD > set? > > This is one area where Linux fares better. Debian > > offers a 7 CD (OK they don'y make ISOs) set that > > contains all packages. > > What are you really asking here? First you ask for > ports (but the > ports collection is on CD1), then you say debian > includes packages on > their CDs (so does FreeBSD). > Well, remember that the ports collection is nothing but the skeleton that can connect to the internet and fetch the source files that you can compile. What I was asking for is the facility to have all the sources of all the ports on the CD. (SO you needn't connect to the internet to build your machine). > > I think the FreeBSD distribution would be better > off > > having all ports on the 2 additional CDs rather > than > > have packages. > > Now you say "ports rather than packages", when both > are shipped. > > Can you please clarify what you are asking? > > Kris Debian ships all DEB packages on the CDs. FreeBSD only bundles some packages. For example, JDK is a port while vim is a package. Would it not be better to cut down on several packages of large size and ship the CD with the sources needed to compile JDK etc. Hope U get the point. ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://mail.messenger.yahoo.co.uk
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