Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 07:49:14 -0800 From: "Michael C. Shultz" <reso3w83@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports Message-ID: <200501280749.14216.reso3w83@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEECOFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNEECOFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On Friday 28 January 2005 03:34 am, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Michael C. > > Shultz > > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:16 AM > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: Missing INDEX file in Ports > > > > > yeah, but including it would be easier for alot of people. > > > Especially people who > > > are using a slower computer. > > > > I agree "make index" is no fun on a slow computer, but if space is > > a problem is it really a good idea to put generated files on the > > CD? > > INDEX has been included with every CDROM pressing of FreeBSD 4.x > previously. And this will be the last 4.X pressing. So, it must > have required a really severe space > crunch to justify this significant of a deviation. > > Now, lets's see here: > > Disc 1 of FreeBSD 4.11 KDE is 647MB > Disc 1 of FreeBSD 4.11 Gnome is 576MB > > The INDEX file is 6MB > > A cdrom holds 660-700MB of data > > And I won't even go into the thousands of dollars of network costs > involved in fetching a 6Mb index file over the Internet for everyone > that could have been included on the CD. > > Ted I'm out of excuses after seeing the numbers you posted. -Mike
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