From owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org Tue Jul 12 21:05:28 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42448B9234F for ; Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:05:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) Received: from udns.ultimatedns.net (static-24-113-41-81.wavecable.com [24.113.41.81]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 13C821ABA for ; Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:05:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) Received: from ultimatedns.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by udns.ultimatedns.net (8.14.9/8.14.9) with ESMTP id u6CL5Ptn003119 for ; Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:05:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from bsd-lists@bsdforge.com) To: In-Reply-To: <5784908E.1090007@ShaneWare.Biz> References: , <5784908E.1090007@ShaneWare.Biz> From: "Chris H" Subject: Re: FreeBSD-11.0-BETA1-amd64-disc1.iso is too big for my 700MB CD-r Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:05:32 -0700 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=fixed MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-id: <2d3ef451db7ad0b9149c9eceb04227c8@ultimatedns.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Milter: Spamilter (Reciever: udns.ultimatedns.net; Sender-ip: 127.0.0.1; Sender-helo: ultimatedns.net; ) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.22 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 21:05:28 -0000 On Tue, 12 Jul 2016 16:09:10 +0930 Shane Ambler wrote > On 12/07/2016 06:54, Conrad Meyer wrote: > > DVD-R dates to 1997; cheap USB flash devices are now pervasive. Maybe > > it's time to move on from CD. > > +1 on dropping CD images. I haven't burnt a CD in over 10 years and I > don't believe I have seen a CD only drive in that time. Even with a CD > size image I have burnt them to DVD, I first started this because > transfer speeds of DVD's are faster and nowadays it costs almost the > same to burn a DVD. So I see zero benefit to using CD's and that's > before thinking of reusable USB devices. > > I do think there is a benefit to keeping the small boot only image > available that can be used to start/recover a machine that can then > download any data to be installed. > > -- > FreeBSD - the place to B...Storing Data > > Shane Ambler > -1 There is no *good* reason that FreeBSD can't maintain the CD image. I think the *real* question here is; *why* is it now so hard to fit it on a CD? --Chris