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Date:      Tue, 01 Feb 2000 07:59:08 -0800
From:      W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
To:        omitka@usa.net (OMITKA)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: CD file system layout 
Message-ID:  <200002011559.HAA10757@mindspring.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "01 Feb 2000 08:36:25 MST." <20000201153625.3322.qmail@nw173.netaddress.usa.net> 

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> I was hoping to request a document (simple text..aloside "errata" & the
> "readme"), specifying possible CD layout of FTP archives. This would greatly
> help users who download the FreeBSD distribution to burn it to CD with the
> correct layout, and ease the installation process.

Downloading the distribution for burning CD's is hopelessly the "Wrong Way"
for FreeBSD and is a shameful abuse of network bandwidth as well.

Network installs work well and cvsup exists to help better manage the
use of network bandwidth.  If one would like to produce their own CD
images locally, /usr/src/release + time + diskspace are all that one needs.

--
Jerry Hicks
jhix@mindspring.com


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