Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:43:23 -0500 From: "Long, Scott" <Scott_Long@adaptec.com> To: "'Nate Lawson'" <nate@root.org>, "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: cvs commit: src/release Makefile Message-ID: <6100BCEB85F8E244959C756C04E0EDD161CC1F@otcexc01.otc.adaptec.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Nate Lawson [mailto:nate@root.org] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:28 PM > To: David E. O'Brien > Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org; cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile > > > On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, David E. O'Brien wrote: > > obrien 2002/12/17 12:19:37 PST > > > > Modified files: > > release Makefile > > Log: > > Split files into 1.44MB chunks rather than a tiny, > high-ftp overhead size. > > It's hard to remember why that size was chosen. I think it > was to fit on > 320 KB 5.25" floppies as well as be groupable to fit on 720 > (3) or 1.44 > (6) floppies. Good to see it go. > > -Nate > It was the ideal size for 720k, 1.2M and 1.44M floppies. I pity anyone who tried to install with only 360k floppies, not to mention that you would only get 66% utilization out of one. Scott To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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