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Subject: Re: Why aren't the XFree86 sources on the FreeBSD CDROMs?
To: tjb@cmg.fcnbd.com
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 07:49:57 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <14666.9701291023@lib28.fnbc.co.uk> from Tim Bissell at "Jan 29, 97 10:23:58 am"
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In a previous message, Tim Bissell said:
> 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.

Walnut Creek sells the complete X11R6 sources, along with XFree86, on
a CD. 


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