Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 11:52:18 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: nate@sri.MT.net (Nate Williams) Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Live FS CD (was Re: Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 Network Card) Message-ID: <199601191952.LAA08423@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199601191921.MAA15884@rocky.sri.MT.net> from "Nate Williams" at Jan 19, 96 12:21:21 pm
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> > Doug White writes: > > It is labeled "live file system", but there's really nothing to tell me > > what good it is, except it looks a lot like the file system after I finish > > my installation. Is it for example purposes, backup purposes, or > > what? > > If it were me, I'd use it for reference and/or security. Basically, if > you thought something was compromised you could check the md5 signature > by comparing it to the one on the CD. Also, it makes it easy to go back > and make sure things are ok, and finally it allows you to look at > FreeBSD stuff on DOS when you are feeling lonely. :) > it can also be used to save diskspace.. mount the cd and make a symlink onto it to such things as: X11 if you don't have enough room otherwise. > > > Nate >
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