Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 23:08:21 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Long, Scott" <Scott_Long@adaptec.com>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, "David E. O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG>, Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile Message-ID: <20021217230821.A69341@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.20021217161001.jhb@FreeBSD.org>; from jhb@FreeBSD.ORG on Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 04:10:01PM -0500 References: <6100BCEB85F8E244959C756C04E0EDD161CC1F@otcexc01.otc.adaptec.com> <XFMail.20021217161001.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Tue, Dec 17, 2002 at 04:10:01PM -0500, John Baldwin wrote: > > On 17-Dec-2002 Long, Scott wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Nate Lawson [mailto:nate@root.org] > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:28 PM > >> To: David E. O'Brien > >> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org; cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org > >> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release Makefile > >> > >> > >> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, David E. O'Brien wrote: > >> > obrien 2002/12/17 12:19:37 PST > >> > > >> > Modified files: > >> > release Makefile > >> > Log: > >> > Split files into 1.44MB chunks rather than a tiny, > >> high-ftp overhead size. > >> > >> It's hard to remember why that size was chosen. I think it > >> was to fit on > >> 320 KB 5.25" floppies as well as be groupable to fit on 720 > >> (3) or 1.44 > >> (6) floppies. Good to see it go. > >> > >> -Nate > >> > > > > It was the ideal size for 720k, 1.2M and 1.44M floppies. I > > pity anyone who tried to install with only 360k floppies, not > > to mention that you would only get 66% utilization out of one. > > And current's base dist currently needs about 232 such floppies. > :) 232 *error free* floppies.. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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