Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 23:48:41 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: iso images Message-ID: <20020225224841.GB12531@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <3C7AB764.6000009@owt.com> References: <3C7A72D8.3040706@free.fr> <3C7AB764.6000009@owt.com>
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On Mon, Feb 25, 2002 at 02:15:00PM -0800, Kent Stewart wrote: > > > Alain LIEFOOGHE wrote: > > >excuse me for my english, but i have a question for the people who > >decide what quind of packages are included in the install iso. Why dont > >they make an install iso with the packages needed for a nearly complete > >workstation (full KDE, mozilla, printing and office) ? I think it will > >be good for freebsd and much more people install it on their computer > >for internet and the base of the office working. > > thank you, by. > > > I was following the thread on what was added to cdrom #1 and your > questions was foremost in their minds. What it really came down to, in > my mind, was that a (1) cdrom wasn't sufficient. You needed a DVD and > that was not a solution. For example, you and I like KDE but there are > people out there that would not touch KDE if they were paid to use it > and you can not add them all on a single cdrom. > > You also have to face that fact that a release is not the final > solution. It is a starting point. The system has security patches. The > ports have security fixes and they are continuously being updated. Any > cdrom that you purchase is a starting point and not a destination. > > While I agree with much of this, I still think it is an interesting idea that someone may want to make a project out of. After all all the tools to do such a thing are available. It just needs someone with the motivation to try and build such a thing. It would not be seen as any kind of replacement, but as an additional demonstration that FreeBSD is capable of being used to complete a complete working environment. The updating part may create some tricky issues..but probably not insurmountable ones. (p.s. I am not volunteering :) -- Regards Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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