From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 2 12:43:34 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7687216A4CE for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:43:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 148E943D2D for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 12:42:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i12KgX9D066565 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:42:33 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i12KgXWO066560; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:42:33 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:42:33 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Krikket Message-ID: <20040202204233.GC67671@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Krikket , "Andrew L. Gould" , questions@freebsd.org References: <20040202080448.GB67671@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding Packages and Ports X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 20:43:34 -0000 --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 03:34:33AM -0500, Krikket wrote: > I'm going to hold off on replying for a day, while I give this stuff a > shot, but this part does raise a question for me... >=20 > On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Matthew Seaman wrote: > > Those packages are what goes onto the FTP sites, and a > > sample of the most popular ones go into the install CDs -- there's > > *far* too much stuff to fit all of it onto a 4 CD distribution set. >=20 > I got my copy of FreeBSD by downloading the isos. CD 1 & 2 and "mini". > That's all that was available. >=20 > CD #1 was the only CD that was ever asked for by the system. >=20 > Where do the other CD's come into play? >=20 > What's the difference between the isos and the 4 cd set? (Aside from the > number of CDs...) I haven't seen anything that directly answers this. > I'm more than willing to support the BSD project, assuming the OS meets my > needs (and so far it looks like it probably will) I was just planning on > starting with the BSD stuffie. 8^) And the BSD books... The isos on the FreeBSD site are what's distributed as disks 1 and 2 of the 4 CD set. You only get the other two CDs (which contain various selected packages) if you buy a set from FreeBSDMall or Deamon News' bsdmall. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAHrY5dtESqEQa7a0RAqk7AJoDBTyYmNAkd0n5Atj3OxUwupr4SQCgk0Xz YriHAvIpc/spBhQu/X8H8JA= =WmwT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1SQmhf2mF2YjsYvc--