Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:05:13 -0700 From: Mike Bybee <mike.bybee@gmail.com> To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: why BSDs got no love (Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav) Message-ID: <75813f040912170605u7b69e0e7i5e1512814717aa21@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:00 AM, <freebsd-advocacy-request@freebsd.org> wr= ote: > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:21 +0100 > From: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> > Subject: Re: why BSDs got no love > To: Han Hwei Woo <hhw@pce-net.com> > Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > Message-ID: <864onrkr3e.fsf@ds4.des.no> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3Dutf-8 > > Han Hwei Woo <hhw@pce-net.com> writes: >> 2. There is a live CD. >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/8.0/8.0-RELEASE-i386-l= ivefs.iso > > That's a misnomer. =C2=A0For all practical purposes, there is no differen= ce > between livefs and disc1 except for the lack of packages. =C2=A0When peop= le > download something called a "live CD", they expect a CD that will boot a > fully functional desktop, with an option to run the installer. > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no > > The PC-BSD 8.0 Alpha has a full standard LiveCD mode. It boots to a totally normal fully functional desktop, just the same as Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. --=20 Thanks, Mike Bybee
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