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Date:      Sat, 18 Aug 2001 20:34:03 -0400
From:      dave@hawk-systems.com (Dave)
To:        "Kris Kennaway" <kris@obsecurity.org>, "Richard A. Noordam" <rnoordam@turbonet.com>
Cc:        <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: ISO Images
Message-ID:  <DBEIKNMKGOBGNDHAAKGNKEBAHNAA.dave@hawk-systems.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010818172756.A74365@xor.obsecurity.org>

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especially since the ISO is old days after they are created...  you still have
to end up doing a CVSUP immediately after installing the ISO...  save some time.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Kris Kennaway
>Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 8:28 PM
>To: Richard A. Noordam
>Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG
>Subject: Re: ISO Images
>
>
>On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 10:07:20PM -0700, Richard A. Noordam wrote:
>> I am trying to change OS's from Redhat Linux to Free BSD.  I am
>however having difficulty finding the bootable ISO FreeBSD Install
>Images for download.
>>
>> Any assistance would be appreciated.  I am probably just missing the
>obvious in my search for them...
>
>Unlike Redhat, you don't need ISO images to install FreeBSD.  ISO
>images are incredibly bandwidth-unfriendly and while useful for
>systems which aren't directly connected to the internet, if you have
>Internet connectivity it's much easier to just download the install
>floppy disk image and do an FTP-based install.
>
>Kris
>


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