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From: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com>
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To: gryphon@healer.com, terry@lambert.org
Subject: Re: ports startup scripts
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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
> From: Coranth Gryphon <gryphon@healer.com>
> +> Here we are in agreement. But I think trying to make a read-only
> +> configuration is a lot more hassle than it is worth.

> Argument: boot from CDROM to see if you can successfully run the
> new version on your particular hardware.

Counter: The cdrom, if it contains a live file system, needs to contain
a basic configuraton (a sample, if you will).

If you go to the extent to make the CDROM bootable, making the sample
configuration (sample /etc) a valid one shouldn't be all that tough.

-coranth

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