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Date:      Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:11:08 -0700
From:      Brian <brian@brianwhalen.net>
To:        Wesley Shields <wxs@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>, Dan Allen <danallen46@airwired.net>, Randy Pratt <bsd-unix@embarqmail.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 7.1 Content
Message-ID:  <48C0089C.6090902@brianwhalen.net>
In-Reply-To: <20080904134305.GC1188@atarininja.org>
References:  <35445338-D597-4FE2-996F-DEC7BE986741@airwired.net>	<20080903191454.GA15376@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>	<DC1CA362-09F3-4D85-BE20-776A133FD3D6@airwired.net>	<48BF23D3.2070509@brianwhalen.net>	<B1F9E128-A66F-4A5A-BBA1-A016F4ECDF77@airwired.net> <20080904134305.GC1188@atarininja.org>

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> No thanks.  This means you have to have a working connection to install
> firefox via this method.  Since not everyone will have that it is still
> necessary to bundle the firefox package on the media, bringing us right
> back to the very issue you are trying to solve.
>
> -- WXS
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This is a benefit to me, by doing the minimal boot then net install, I 
know VERY quickly if the network adapter on the mobo is supported or if 
I need to go insert some known supported pci Ethernet card.  For most 
users, I suspect a system without net access isn't worth m,uch.

Brian



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