Date: Wed, 29 Jan 97 10:23:58 GMT From: Tim Bissell <tjb@fnbc.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why aren't the XFree86 sources on the FreeBSD CDROMs? Message-ID: <14666.9701291023@lib28.fnbc.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970129002036.24983M-100000@localhost>
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I wrote >> Why aren't the XFree86 sources on the FreeBSD CDROMs? Doug wrote: >They're huge. :) They can be FTPd from ftp.cdrom.com in /pub/XFree86. [...] >It's about 40mb. Not what we need on a crunched CD. I'd say the huge size is the perfect reason to put the sources on a CD! OK, I accept there may not be space to fit them on the either of the FreeBSD Disks, but I, and most people out side the US wouldn't mind paying an extra $5 or so for a third CD in the release, with the appropriate XFree86 sources. Why is this, you may ask? In Europe we pay for telephone calls (even local ones) by time units, rather than a flat connection rate. Even the cheapest rate in the UK is GBP 2 ($3) per hour. At an optimistic 5MB/hour for my 14.4kb modem it would cost me $24 to download the sources, assuming no failures. I guess this is an idea to put to Walnut Creek or perhaps they better take the "complete sources" text off the CDROM packaging...;-) Tim
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