Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:06:34 +0000 From: Michael Doyle <relyod@indigo.ie> To: "Michael V. Harding" <mvh@netcom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'Code Freeze' Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980319100634.0093c620@pop.indigo.ie> In-Reply-To: <199803190555.VAA17269@netcom1.netcom.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980318221246.1621A-100000@acp.qiv.com> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980318221246.1621A-100000@acp.qiv.com>
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At 21:55 18/03/1998 -0800, you wrote: > >What I really want is to be able to help people 'bootstrap' and bring >them into the FreeBSD community. The easiest way to do that is to >deliver a rock solid CD, which is my general experience with the OS. >Someone who gets the CD, and then needs to 'build the world from >source' might get a little discouraged. And unfortunately, like >dating, many don't get past their first experience. > [snip] > >Everybody on stable is convinced of the worth of FreeBSD - the CD is >how you hook the newbies, and people do fixate on little things. As a comparative "newbie" muself, and one who has yet to build world (I'm still using the 2.2.5 CD Release) I whole heartedly concur Let's see a realy "good, stable" 2.2.6 release, and if there are special concerns, document them well so that the upgrade is as painless as possible with possible pitfalls well marked. Mike <><=====================================================><> Michael Doyle phone: +353-1-661-0588 Network Administrator http://www.co-operation-north.ie/ Co-Operation North E-mail: relyod@co-operation-north.ie (0ffice) relyod@indigo.ie (Personal) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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