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Date:      Tue, 02 Mar 1999 15:45:13 -0700
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        Gregory Sutter <gsutter@pobox.com>
Cc:        Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, Adam Turoff <aturoff@isinet.com>, freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: bsd vs. linux and NT chart
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In-Reply-To: <19990302135454.D18602@orcrist.mediacity.com>
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At 01:54 PM 3/2/99 -0800, Gregory Sutter wrote:

>Two floppies for any situation strikes me as better than one-disk
>and two-disk separate sets for different situations.  Having two
>floppies also allows more space for things like the new installation
>system that will be in 4.0.

This, again, could either be fit on the disk with a stripped-down
kernel or downloaded after the machine first starts. One advantage
of downloading it is that it can give the user a choice of versions
on the fly. This would be a novel feature: the first part of
the installation program could interrogate the server or CD, find out
which versions were there (say, 2.2.8-RELEASE, 3.1-RELEASE,
and 3.1-CURRENT) and offer a choice. It would then download
the installer for that version. This would be far better than
what we have now, and also smaller than the 1-disk install
code for 2.2.8.

>Does it matter if they malign FreeBSD?  Let them!

Yes, it matters. Big time. The GPL is spreading like the virus
that it is. If we want to have a livelihood tomorrow, we'll
fight this NOW.

>> The best possible OS would install from one floppy at most.
>
>You didn't read a word I wrote, did you?  I said specifically, "This
>sometimes means making compromises in certain areas in exchange for
>superior overall quality."  We've compromised on the single-floppy
>install in exchange for superior quality of installation, and therefore,
>superior quality overall.  A second floppy is not that big a compromise.

It's a HUGE compromise, and may show an unwillingness to "think outside
the box" and innovate something better. I think it's a rotten idea.

--Brett



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