Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:45:46 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Satoshi Asami <asami@vader.cs.berkeley.edu> Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, obrien@NUXI.com, ports@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting /usr/ports everywhere... Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.95q.970310154322.4589A-100000@thurston.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <199703101237.EAA01658@baloon.mimi.com>
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On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Satoshi Asami wrote: > * You should probably receive your 2.1.7 CD soon, which has the same > * layout. It's all on the 2nd CDROM, so you do unfortunately need to > * switch CDs for it. :( > > Ok. > > * Of course, at the rate you're going, I predict that the ports > * collection will be a 2-CD set before the end of the year. :-) > > Gee, what are we going to do when the time comes when all the > distfiles don't fit on a single CD? Mandate a CD-changer? ;) Seeing as I am aware (as most FreeBSDers are) of the enormous support that WC has given us, the idea that eventually WC might sell a completely separate CD (or set of CDs) supporting ports, either the distfiles only, or all of /usr/ports with distfiles, doesn't bother me in the least. I'd subscribe. ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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