From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 1 15:02:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8700016A419 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:02:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Received: from entwistle.sonicboom.org (entwistle.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.170]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E90713C459 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:02:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (cele.sonicboom.org [66.93.34.172]) by entwistle.sonicboom.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m11Eceag053878 for ; Fri, 1 Feb 2008 06:38:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bri@brianwhalen.net) Message-ID: <47A32EFA.5090407@brianwhalen.net> Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:38:50 -0800 From: Brian User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: current@freebsd.org References: <200802011537.53078.root@solink.ru> In-Reply-To: <200802011537.53078.root@solink.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.0 on DVD X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:02:59 -0000 Bachilo Dmitry wrote: > Good day, everybody. > As far as I know there will be now 3 installation CDs for FreeBSD 7.0, I > wonder, isn't it a time to begin making the FreeBSD installation DVDs. Sinse > most people already have this drive anyway, why not make the DVD al least as > an option? It would so ease the install process, which now require to change > the CDs making the autoinstall impossible. > > What do I understand wrong? > One option is to do a network install, as opposed to off of a disk. Then you just burn a very small ISO and download what you need. For this to be worth it you need a moderately fast Internet connection. brian