Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:50:59 -0800 From: Avleen Vig <lists-freebsd@silverwraith.com> To: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Discussion on the future of floppies in 5.x and 6.x Message-ID: <20040108075059.GK53429@silverwraith.com> In-Reply-To: <20040107235737.I32227@pooker.samsco.home> References: <20040107235737.I32227@pooker.samsco.home>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 12:35:01AM -0700, Scott Long wrote:
> So, this is something to consider before 5.3. After that, we are
> stuck with the consequences of whatever we choose (or don't choose) for
> the entire 5.x lifespan. I do not cherish the thought of fighting
> floppies for another 2-3 years. I'm happy to work with someone who steps
> forward and is committed to maintaining the floppies as they are today.
> Otherwise, we need to seriously consider the alternative.
Scott,
While it is indeed true that most machines since 1997 will support this
CD format, please take in to account:
There are lots of machines with no CD drives:
"Slimline" machines a la dell/compaq/hp/gateway
Many corporate workstations
Laptops
Machines older than 1997 (this is mostly anything early PII chips
and older, of which there are still a lot). Freebsd does work
great on old hardware :)
I'm sure there are others I can't think of at almost midnight.. :)
I understand it is difficult to maintain the floppies. I wish I
understood them better :-) Is it not possible to have "ftp install"
floppies, which do nothing more than simple FTP installations?
--
Avleen Vig
Systems Administrator
Personal: www.silverwraith.com
EFnet: irc.mindspring.com (Earthlink user access only)
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20040108075059.GK53429>