Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:05:02 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fenestrating the Handbook memstick section Message-ID: <4D35035E.6010304@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4D34F8B3.1010803@gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1101171342240.13096@wonkity.com> <4D34F8B3.1010803@gmail.com>
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On 01/17/2011 18:19, Glen Barber wrote: > Hi, > > On 1/17/11 8:41 PM, Warren Block wrote: >> Currently, the Handbook only shows how to create a FreeBSD install >> memstick by using dd(1). This leaves the Windows crowd unaddressed. >> >> I've done some searching for a Windows utility to write memory sticks >> that is freely available and simple to use. >> > > Thank you for looking into this, by the way. >> Finally, there's https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer, which is >> Image Writer for Windows or win32diskimager depending on how you look. >> Done by the Ubuntu folks. GPLV2. Easy to use. The best option I've >> found so far. > > IMHO, this sounds like the easiest option for the end-user. Agreed. I've used this, it's a nice tool. >> The questions: >> >> If we recommend Image Writer for Windows, seems like it would be polite >> to ask the project before taking advantage of their download capacity. >> Or would it be better to have a copy hosted on a FreeBSD server? > > I'm curious what the general consensus is on this last question myself. Well asking first is the bare minimum of politeness. And yes, I think we should be prepared to host it ourselves, and commit to the maintenance task that this implies. Doug -- Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. -- OK Go Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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