Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 10:57:36 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> Cc: Victor Balada Diaz <victor@bsdes.net>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 10-RC1 ISO image too big Message-ID: <20131215105736.51c51073@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <52AD0F73.5050905@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <20131214095001.GV13385@equilibrium.bsdes.net> <52AD0F73.5050905@ShaneWare.Biz>
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Hi, On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 12:39:55 +1030 Shane Ambler <FreeBSD@ShaneWare.Biz> wrote: > On 14/12/2013 20:20, Victor Balada Diaz wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've downloaded FreeBSD-10.0-RC1-amd64-disc1.iso and after trying > > to burn it on a 700 MB CD I noticed the size will not fit. The ISO > > size it's roughly 744MB. > > > > I would say this is too big for normal CD size (650) and even for > > the bigger ones (700 MB). I know there are still bigger CD-RW's but > > they're less common. > > > > Is there any plan on trying to reduce the size of the image so it > > does fit on a 700 MB CD before the release is out? > > > > Thanks a lot. > > Regards. > > Victor. > > > > Any reason you need cd media? it is not the CD media, it is simply the bandwidth needed. There are many FreeBSD people around this globe which do not have the luck of a 100MBit/s connection. Every byte which is not on a media counts here. All others can download the DVD image. Erich
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