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From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@ucb.crimea.ua>
To: Paul Osborne <P.A.Osborne@ukc.ac.uk>
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Subject: Re: burning a CD
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On Wed, Nov 04, 1998 at 02:08:43PM -0000, Paul Osborne wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have internet access at work and want get get a copy of FreeBSD at home,
> since I have access to a CD burner is it as simple as doing a wget to suck an
> ftp server and then burning the CD or are there other things that I need to
> consider?

FTP and CD-ROM distributions of FreeBSD are basically the same:

# diff -r ftp cdrom/disc1
Only in cdrom/disc1: fbsdboot.exe
Only in cdrom/disc1: kernel

The CD-ROM also supports El-Torito direct-from-CD booting.

>
> I am not trying to take anything away from Walnut Creek,  but it should be
> easier, quicker and cheaper for me to burn my own.

It's your choice ;-)
Take a look at /usr/share/examples/worm - it's for you!

>
> Many thanks for the advice.

You are welcome!

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