Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 17:01:49 -0500 From: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: Will Andrews <andrews@technologist.com>, Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@posi.net>, "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net>, FreeBSD Current <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Why not gzip iso images? Message-ID: <20000317170149.F25438@jade.chc-chimes.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003171140510.41802-100000@hub.freebsd.org>; from kris@hub.freebsd.org on Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 11:42:43AM -0800 References: <20000317101252.E404@argon.blackdawn.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003171140510.41802-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Fri, Mar 17, 2000 at 11:42:43AM -0800, Kris Kennaway wrote: > No it doesn't. > > Download the binary installation files onto another machine, and burn a CD > with them (you must have a mechanism to burn a CD if you were intending to > burn an ISO image of one). Then use this CD as the media to get the > distribution bits from. If our intent was to make installation a living hell, then yes this an excellent idea. An ISO is a single file to download / burn and is the most straightforward way of making your installation media. Everyone from the guru to the warez monkey understands burning an ISO. -- Bill Fumerola - Network Architect Computer Horizons Corp - CVM e-mail: billf@chc-chimes.com / billf@FreeBSD.org Office: 800-252-2421 x128 / Cell: 248-761-7272 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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