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Date:      Mon, 07 Oct 1996 02:46:20 -0700
From:      "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
To:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   2.2-961006-SNAP - to CD or not to CD, that is the question.
Message-ID:  <2626.844681580@time.cdrom.com>

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I'm currently copying this snapshot to ftp.freebsd.org (where it is
NOT readable yet - that will come after the 70+MB of stuff has finally
crossed my poor, overloaded ISDN line) and I'm just wondering whether
or not people would like to see this released on CD or wait for the
next SNAP in a couple of months.  Given that it's only been 2 months
since the last one, some folks might not want their SNAP subscriptions
activated so soon.

I can also do it as a "reorder upgrade" - once Walnut Creek CDROM runs
out of stock with the current 2.2-960801-SNAPs (which they will easily
do in another 2 weeks or so) I can simply have the reorder done with
the new snap but NOT process it as another subscription.  Only new
subscribers or people buying the one-off CD will get the new edition,
the subscribers being lined up for the next one.

Whatever people want is what I'll do.  I got a little bit of flack for
releasing the 0801 CD so soon after the 0627 SNAP, and I don't want
people to feel like WC is just shipping these things whenever they
need a few bucks - it's not that way at all, and they just press
whatever I ask them to press.

So I'll leave it up to you, the subscribers, to tell me what you'd
like: Do you want to see 2.2-960801-SNAP as the next subscription CD,
the next replacement CD (e.g. a reorder) or not on CD at all and just
a "network snap?"

I'm also sure that many of the people who yelled last time won't
actually see this message in time and I'll get yelled at anyway, but
at least I'll be able to say that I *did* call for a vote first and
was merely following the will of the people. :-)

In case it makes the decision any easier, here's a quick summary of
the new features in 2.2-961006-SNAP.  For a fuller description, you'll
have to wait until the bits have copied over and I've made an official
announcement:

---------------------
What's new:

Support for HP PC Lan+ cards (model numbers: 27247B and 27252A)

Update to gcc 2.7.2.1 & add support for weak symbols.

Many things moved/brought into /usr/src/contrib, updating and
cleaning up the source tree accordingly.

Support for compiled-in shared library ld paths.

Update sgmlfmt to `instant'.

Protection against the widely reported SYN attack.

Many changes to UserConfig (boot -c):
	Now displays PCI devices.

	Can be preloaded with commands by saying something like:
		printf "USERCONFIG\ndis aha0\ndis aic0" | \
			dd of=/dev/rfd0 seek=1 bs=512 count=1 conv=sync

	Now launched by default (in boot.flp) unless overridden
	with user commands (see above).
------------

I'm sure there's also much I forgot, and if you spot a feature I
should have mentioned here then please let me know ASAP and I'll add
it to the RELNOTES.TXT file, preferably before the announcement goes
out.

Thanks!!

					Jordan



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