Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:25:40 -0500 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> Cc: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu>, Michel Ali <maw@alimichel.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DVD distribution Message-ID: <20071027212540.05cd48a8@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <4723F195.9010507@math.arizona.edu> References: <!~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAqInqT2j6ME%2BbOzMSlH/SdcKAAAAQAAAAK2vNbW%2BRgUarFMA15pKWEQEAAAAA@alimichel.com> <20071028020700.GA5019@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <4723F195.9010507@math.arizona.edu>
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On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:19:01 -0700 Predrag Punosevac <punosevac@math.arizona.edu> wrote: > Jerry McAllister wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 27, 2007 at 01:47:20AM +0200, Michel Ali wrote: > > > > =20 > >> Hi, > >> > >> I=E2=80=99m an IT manager. > >> > >> I am just wondering why you do not have a DVD distribution. [I > >> know about workarounds] > >> > >> Could you do something about that, it would be really helpful and > >> handy?=20 > > > > FreeBSD per se does not have any distribution. > > FreeBSD only puts out the ISO-s that are available free on > > the main or one of the mirror sites. > > > > There are some companies that pick up the ISO images and make > > a distribution. That is permitted under the FreeBSD license. > > Usually they sell it for a bit over cost and include a printed > > version of the Handbook. Most of them contribute a portion of > > their receipts back to the FreeBSD foundation to help in > > development. > > > > So, either you can convince one of the packaging companies - they > > are listed in the web site - to make a DVD distibution or you can > > start doing it and selling it yourself. > > > > ////jerry > > > > =20 > >> Thanks a lot. > >> > >> Michel Ali > >> > >> * > >> > >> Avant d'imprimer cet e-mail, merci de penser =C3=A0 notre environnement > >> > >> > >> Before printing this mail, please consider our environment. > >> > >> > >> Ant=C3=A9s de imprimir este correo, por favor, piense en nuestro medio > >> ambiente. > Actually FreeBSD has DVD distribution. I think, I saw on the internet=20 > that somebody in Germany was selling FreeBSD DVDs. > There are lots of Germans on this mailing list so they might give you=20 > better answer. Perhaps the Op might mean, Why isn't there a DVD ISO to download? Granted, I didn't see the original post - perhaps the Op didn't mean that at all. --=20 Best regards, Chris Registerd Linux user number 448639
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