Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 10:24:32 -0500 From: Jerry Kendall <jerry@border.com> To: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> Cc: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OK, so what would YOU like to see on that second CD? Message-ID: <96Feb27.103227est.20481-1@janus.border.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960227092456.250B-100000@fieber-john.campusview.indiana.edu>
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On Tue, 27 Feb 1996, John Fieber wrote:
>
> On Mon, 26 Feb 1996, Jerry Kendall wrote:
>
> > FWIW: I think the 'live' CD is great... Just gzip all the files that
> > are there so that I(and others) can get a files instead of having
> > to completely reinstall some package... This is a pain when I will
> > not install over an existing installed package...
>
> No! Not compressed! Then I can't use stuff directly off the CD!
> If it is compressed, it ISN'T a "live" CD anymore.
>
> -john
Why not. If you build your kernel to support 'gzip' type executables, it
will run them... Hence, you still have your 'live CD'.. Maybe I am
missing something....?
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