Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 12:09:19 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: John Reynolds~ <jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com> Cc: david_marcantonio@sanger.k12.ca.us, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, qa@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD suggestion Message-ID: <50863.953323759@zippy.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 17 Mar 2000 08:20:52 MST." <14546.19796.641813.519979@hip186.ch.intel.com>
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There was indeed a reason announced - the ISO images will be up after everything has been properly tested for a few days. I can update bits on an FTP site fairly easily. I can't do the same for 20,000 CDs once they're in the field. - Jordan > > [ cd'ed to -qa ] > > [ On Thursday, March 16, David Marcantonio wrote: ] > > Is it possible to provide FreeBSD in a ISO disk image format on your FTP > > servers? I noticed RedHat has this option for downloading RedHat Linux. > > You go to one of their FTP sites and you can find a directory called > > "iso." After you download it, you can drop it on a CD-ROM burning app > > and make an image of the CD they sell in stores. I feel this is a great > > idea to get FreeBSD. If you provide an easy to copy format for beginners > > of BSD, they won't have to figure out which file goes in what directory, > > or which file they need. If you creat disk images of your FreeBSD, > > someone with a quick connection can download it and have their own ready > > to go copy of FreeBSD. This way, you'll get more novice BSD users to > > install it. Just thought I might suggest that piece of info with you. > > we have been uploading the first disk of the Walnut creek 4-disc set since > about FreeBSD 3.3 (maybe earilier, maybe 3.4, my memory back that far is fuzz y > :). You will find ISO's here: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/ISO-IMAGES/ > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/ISO-IMAGES/ > > it just so happens that the 4.0-RELEASE ISO images are for some reason, > MIAWNARW (missing in action with no announced reason why :) right now ... > > -Jr > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > | John Reynolds WCCG, CCE, Higher Levels of Abstraction | > | Intel Corporation MS: CH6-210 Phone: 480-554-9092 pgr: 602-868-6512 | > | jreynold@sedona.ch.intel.com http://www-aec.ch.intel.com/~jreynold/ | > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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