From owner-freebsd-stable Sun Nov 26 10: 8:52 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mail.hypostasis.com (p22.pool1.staticadsl.iconz.net.nz [210.48.81.22]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 402A637B479 for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2000 10:08:49 -0800 (PST) Received: from amethyst.hypostasis.com (amethyst.hypostasis.com [192.168.2.2]) by mail.hypostasis.com (8.11.1/8.11.0) with ESMTP id eAQHqir59907; Mon, 27 Nov 2000 06:52:45 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from kit@amethyst.hypostasis.com) Received: (from kit@localhost) by amethyst.hypostasis.com (8.11.1/8.11.0) id eAQIFUY17110; Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:15:30 +1300 (NZDT) (envelope-from kit) Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 07:15:30 +1300 From: kit To: Wilko Bulte Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , kit , Jonathan Michaels , stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: howto: cvs for minimum space freebsd server (Re: Upgrade problem) Message-ID: <20001127071529.A16985@amethyst.hypostasis.com> References: <20001125181903.A27076@phoenix.welearn.com.au> <20001126140822.A7203@amethyst.hypostasis.com> <20001126154020.A3118@hades.hell.gr> <20001126144455.A71377@freebie.demon.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20001126144455.A71377@freebie.demon.nl>; from wkb@freebie.demon.nl on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 02:44:55PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 02:44:55PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote: > On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 03:40:20PM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 02:08:22PM +1300, kit wrote: > > > On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 06:19:04PM +1100, Jonathan Michaels wrote: > > > > > > > > i currently run (and have done so fro, er since v2.0.5-release) > > > > -release versions. now that the cost of freebsd release cds has > > > > gone through the roof for me it might be cheaper fo follow > > > > -stable. > > > > > > > > > > USD prices are painful in this part of the world :( > > > > In my part of the world, too. However, nothing stops me from downloading the > > 4.2-RELEASE .iso image and burning it on a cdrom disk of my own. This seems > > to cost a lot less. > > Assuming a non-metered and more or less speeding network link. true, but if I get one of those, I'll probably go back to a subscription and give them away again;) Tracking -STABLE doesn't take up a lot of bandwidth, so can fit within a reasonable limit. I suspect that a greater volume is required for some of the lists --kit To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message