Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 15:33:44 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.8-Release disk3 and disk4 Message-ID: <20030408193344.GC34447@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <20030408190136.9E7C037B405@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20030408190136.9E7C037B405@hub.freebsd.org>
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> Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 07:17:27 +1000 > From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> > Subject: Re: 4.8-Release disk3 and disk4 > On 2003-Apr-07 12:40:38 -0700, Jim Pazarena <paz@qcislands.net> wrote: > >I've never read a posting which explains why the ftp site doesn't > >have a full size disc 2 and is missing disk 3 & 4 for v5.0 > The simple explanation is that this is all the FreeBSD project itself > creates. The ports packages that filled up CD's 2, 3 and 4 are no > longer part of the "official" FreeBSD -RELEASE image. And how much of that will relate to the fact that it now runs on iNTEL, Alpha, and PC98 architectures. I remember when I had NeXTStep we had quad-fat disks to support all architectures. I can see this could cause ports problems as some have binary pieces in them. > End of freebsd-stable Digest, Vol 3, Issue 2 -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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