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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
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On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:59:30AM +0100, Tadimeti Keshav wrote:
> Guys,
> Is it possible to get all of the ports on a CD set?
> This is one area where Linux fares better. Debian
> offers a 7 CD (OK they don'y make ISOs) set that
> contains all packages.=20

What are you really asking here?  First you ask for ports (but the
ports collection is on CD1), then you say debian includes packages on
their CDs (so does FreeBSD).

> I think the FreeBSD distribution would be better off
> having all ports on the 2 additional CDs rather than
> have packages.

Now you say "ports rather than packages", when both are shipped.

Can you please clarify what you are asking?

Kris
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