From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 6 11:27:22 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA25353 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:27:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp2.hawaii.rr.com (homepage.hawaii.rr.com [204.210.97.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA25336 for ; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 11:27:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from art@neilson.ddns.org) Received: from CLIENTS3 - 204.210.96.13 by smtp2.hawaii.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1774.114.11); Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:27:30 -1000 Received: from neilson.ddns.org - 204.210.105.69 by hawaii.rr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:29:28 -1000 Received: from neilson.ddns.org (art@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by neilson.ddns.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA05584; Mon, 6 Jul 1998 08:26:51 -1000 (HST) (envelope-from art@neilson.ddns.org) Message-ID: <35A116EA.48ECA1E9@neilson.ddns.org> Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 08:26:50 -1000 From: "Arthur W. Neilson III" Reply-To: art@neilson.ddns.org X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jon Groves CC: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: free DSB References: <000001bda881$4d1c74c0$3c0678cc@minerva.athenet.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Jon Groves wrote: > > I do not understand how you can say that "Free DSB" is free, If it cost $40 > to get the CD-ROM from Walnut Creek CD-ROM CO. I would like to get a copy of > the software, is there some one other than Walnut Creek to get it from?? I > prefer the 3.5'' DISKS because I do not have a CD-ROM drive on the computer > I plan to install on, and not FTP because the speed of my connection and > distance from your server to me is to slow and to far for a fast download. Jon, you don't seem to get it. First, it's called FreeBSD not FreeDSB, the BSD part stands for Berkeley Software Distribution i.e. Berkeley UNIX. FreeBSD is not a small package you can just copy to a 3.5" disk, those little diskettes hold approx 1MB each. FreeBSD comes on a 4 CDROM set which is equivalent to 4000 or so diskettes! You want to install that many diskettes? The cost of that many diskettes is way more than the $40 cost of the CDROM distribution. Furthermore, the CDROMs are far more reliable and will last way longer. $40 is a small price to pay for an OS that's as good or better than others that cost thousands (SCO etc). Diskette is definitely a non-sensical way to go for installing FreeBSD. If you don't want to pay any money, then install via FTP. This is all documented on the FreeBSD web site, it's a great idea to go thru the FAQ and online handbook prior to your install. FreeBSD really is "free", the entire OS is freely downloadable from the web site however I found it *far* easier to just shell out the $40 and install directly from it. It's the simplest, most hassle free way to go and your money is going to a fine cause. Sheesh, it's not like you are giving your money to microsoft. -- __ / ) _/_ It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. /--/ __ / Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, / (_/ (_<__ Instead of theories to suit facts. -- Sherlock Holmes, "A Scandal in Bohemia" Arthur W. Neilson III Bank of Hawaii Tech support art@neilson.ddns.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message