Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 10:21:19 -0800 From: "Southwell" <vizion@ptialaska.net> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: "Brian Somers" <brian@Awfulhak.org>, "Brad Knowles" <blk@skynet.be>, "Gregory Bond" <gnb@itga.com.au>, <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, <brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> Subject: Re: distfiles no longer on 4.0 CDs Message-ID: <00b201bfaa2c$15345f60$0ee346c6@demon.co.uk> References: <11089.956160392@zippy.cdrom.com>
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> That would not be a simple solution. There are more packaging > problems with this than you've probably ever dealt with since we deal > with CD sets in terms of tens-of-thousands quantities. Please do not jump to conclusions GRINZ ;-) > > I will continue to explore going to a 6 CD set, but that also means > more work for me on every release so I'm in no particular hurry. :) > > - Jordan That I understand What I do not like is a change of practice without letting people know what is happening - you get the set after waiting ages for it and then find out that the Dist files are not there ...Jeez !! > > > > Sure but difficulties are there to be overcome -- otherwise what the @$#% > > are we doing here --!! grinz :-) > > > > I have managed changes in disc set so I am aware of the probs -- seems to me > > that a simple solution might have been an extra CD in a cardboard sleeve!! > > > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brad Knowles" <blk@skynet.be> > > To: "Southwell" <vizion@ptialaska.net>; "Jordan K. Hubbard" > > <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>; "Brian Somers" <brian@Awfulhak.org> > > Cc: "Gregory Bond" <gnb@itga.com.au>; <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>; > > <brian@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 4:01 PM > > Subject: Re: distfiles no longer on 4.0 CDs > > > > > > > At 3:37 PM -0800 2000/4/18, Southwell wrote: > > > > > > > More appropriately the number of CDs could have been increased from 4 > > to > > > > 5 -- The set is not expensive- so an appropriate price increase would > > have > > > > been no obstacle.. after all people buy the CD when they do not have > > access > > > > to a high speed connection. Does this mean that we are permanently > > limited > > > > to a maximum of 4 CDs to a collection..dare I say that even MS do not > > set > > > > such arbitrary limits!! > > > > > > I may be wrong, but I'd be willing to venture a guess that > > > switching from four to five CDs in the set is a much bigger change > > > than you may think -- now you've got to come up with a packaging > > > mechanism that can handle one or two more CDs than before, this may > > > cost more money to ship, you might have to completely change from > > > using plastic double jewel cases to thick paper multi-fold carriers, > > > you've got increased mastering costs and time, and I'm sure there are > > > a whole bunch of factors I have not yet considered. > > > > > > Sometimes when you add another straw, you really do break the camel's > > back. > > > > > > -- > > > These are my opinions -- not to be taken as official Skynet policy > > > ====================================================================== > > > Brad Knowles, <blk@skynet.be> || Belgacom Skynet SA/NV > > > Systems Architect, Mail/News/FTP/Proxy Admin || Rue Colonel Bourg, 124 > > > Phone/Fax: +32-2-706.13.11/12.49 || B-1140 Brussels > > > http://www.skynet.be || Belgium > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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