Date: Mon, 24 Mar 97 14:28:55 +0100 From: cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de (Martin Cracauer) To: jkh@time.cdrom.COM Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVS repository pushed off the FreeBSD CD distribution... Message-ID: <9703241328.AA04812@wavehh.hanse.de> References: <14067.858802322@critter.dk.tfs.com> <7234.858803671@time.cdrom.com>
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>> >Despite what all the hackers may think, I feel that the ports/packages >> >still represent better value than the CVS repository so there's no >> >question in my mind about which bits get precedence, the question >> >being more one of "what do we do now for the CVS repository fans?" >> >> More SNAP cd's ? >If I don't have to put ports or packages on the SNAP CDs, sure! :-) >Remember, the SNAPs are only a single CD (and priced $10 less than the >others). >Would people prefer the SNAPs to become full CDs? They'd probably >have to go up to the $39.95/$25.94 (sub) price if I had to do 2 of >them each time, but I could make one the SNAP/package CD and the other >the unpacked CVS tree, unpacked src and unpacked ports (I'd have room >for all). >Would there be interest in something like that? I always felt that a base CTM delta would be very valuable for a CD, too. After all, CTM is for use poor people who can't ftp a 70 MB file. Anyway, my thoughts: 1) The release CD should prefer application software over the CVS tree. 2) I use the snap CD for ports, updated distfiles and such, too, so dropping these in favour of CVS and maybe CTM base wouldn't make me happy. 3) Personally, I would pay for a double CD to get all of these. 4) I suppose most other -snap subscribers would be, too, but keep in mind that raising the price could also raise the demand for less delay in getting SNAP CDs. Martin -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin_Cracauer@wavehh.hanse.de http://cracauer.cons.org Fax.: +4940 5228536 "As far as I'm concerned, if something is so complicated that you can't ex- plain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway"- Calvin
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