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Date:      Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:22:58 +0200
From:      Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
To:        "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installation dvd
Message-ID:  <20150624062258.333244de.freebsd@edvax.de>
In-Reply-To: <558A2DC5.8040401@hiwaay.net>
References:  <6213A983-300C-4175-A324-ACF91D210BA0@yahoo.com> <5589D614.8060702@intersonic.se> <558A1354.7080006@gooch.io> <558A1B66.9050100@gooch.io> <20150624060317.52a5ea96.freebsd@edvax.de> <558A2DC5.8040401@hiwaay.net>

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On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:17:00 -0453, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
> On 06/23/15 23:09, Polytropon wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:52:22 -0700, Jesse Gooch wrote:
> >> Actually I think the DVD may contain some software. It's the CD that
> >> only contains base. Sorry for the bad info.
> > The installation CD just contains a very narrow set of additional
> > applications. It's basically the OS parts and assorted software.
> > The main purpose of this media is to get the OS running, setup
> > network connection, and start installing via Internet.
> >
> > The DVD contains more software as precompiled packages, to be
> > installed with pkg. Of course that software has the versions
> > that have been "freezed" prior to RELEASE. If you need something
> 
> "frozen" (sorry, couldn't resist :-) )

Hey, that's artistic newspeak freedom! :-)

being freezed: from "freeze" (as in "code freeze"): code in
the state of being closed to any further alteration; usually
used with quotation marks

consult ns dict 10 ed p 404
:-)


-- 
Polytropon
Magdeburg, Germany
Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...



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