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Date:      Sun, 1 Oct 1995 19:43:04 -0400
From:      dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
To:        Brian Tao <taob@io.org>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 2.1 will require a minimum of 8MB for installation.
Message-ID:  <199510012343.TAA08602@etinc.com>

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>On Sat, 30 Sep 1995, dennis wrote:
>>
>> NO!!!!!!!! NFS is the best and fastest way to load semi-custom systems.
>
>    I agree, but if we have to choose, I'd lose NFS first too.  How
>many first-time users (those who will be baffled the most by the 8-meg
>requirement) have access to an NFS server with the FreeBSD distribution
>ready of installation?
>--


Great Idea! Lets lose the established users who are pushing for the O/S to
support the idiots. Let's eliminate those that are building systems based on
FreeBSD in hopes of luring the occasional one-time user.  This is a great
business decision.

Dennis

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