Distribuci�n de Debian 2.0

28 Jul 1998 13:20:10 -0000 

Hola,
 ante la pol�mica que surgi� con el distribuidor que les coment� hace poco
he buscado otro el cual puede que sea algo mejor que el que dije antes.
Adem�s est� ubicado en Alemania por lo que dever�a llegar antes el paquete.

Les envio las p�ginas que tiene dicho distribuidor (15kb):

Creen que este distribuidor es m�s fiable / m�s calidad que el anterior?
Este incluye los directorios contrib, non-us (creo) y non-free (tb creo)
como se puede ver en www.debian.org.

Un saludo,
  J. Parera
Title: Debian 2.0:

Debian 2.0

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We offer Debian 2.0 on 3 CDs:

Binary 1
This CD contains all binary packages of the main section. The CD is bootable; if your computer supports booting from CD you don't have to create installation floppies.
Binary 2
This CD contains the non-free, contrib, non-US and experimental binary packages and their source packages. In addition this CD contains some source packages that didn't fit on the third CD.

Due to license restrictions we cannot provide all packages from non-free and non-US on CD. For your information we have a list of the included non-free and non-US packages.

Source
This CD contains the source code of the main section. Because one CD is a bit too small for this we moved some parts to the second CD.

If you need Debian 2.0 for more than one architecture you can share the Source CD between architectures. Currently the m68k architecture might need only one binary CD, but this will change when all Debian packages will be recompiled for the m68k architecture. That's why we don't offer the binary CDs as an extra product. If you really need more architectures and you don't want two identical source CD please mention this in the order. We hope to find a way to save you some bucks.

Heiko Schlittermann
Title: 'Debian

Debian 2.0: enthaltene "non-free" Pakete

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Wegen restriktiver Lizenzen k�nnen wir nicht alle Pakete aus den Bereichen "non-free" und "non-US" auf CD liefern. Die folgende Liste enth�lt die Source-Paket-Namen der Pakete, die auf unseren CDs enthalten sind. Falls Sie glauben, da� ein Paket fehlt oder Sie ein Paket finden, das wir nicht verteilen sollten, bitte schreiben Sie uns. 
acroread
apache-ssl
biss-awt
bzip
cgiwrap
chktex
chos
circus
crypt++el
cthugha
cucipop
des-solnet
distributed-net
distributed-net-pproxy
doc++
doc-html-w3
doom
elvis
epan
ethiop
frotz
gfont
giflib
giftrans
glimpse
gnupg
gravitywars
gsn-curses
gsn-jigsaw
gumshoe
html2latex
hwb
idled
imagemagick-nonfree
ines
inform
kdesupport
krb4
lclint
libforms0.88
libgd
libgd-perl
mcvert
mirror
mirrormagic
mpg123
msql
musixtex
mutt
mysql
ncompress
nedit
netpbm-nonfree
optimizer
opustex
pine
qmail
qt1
remind
rman
rocks-n-diamonds
rsaref
seyon
sniffit
snns
snns-doc
so-far
speak-freely
ssh
ssleay
ssltelnet
tatctae
tetex-french
tin
tkman
tripwire
ucbmpeg
ucbmpeg-play
unzip
weather
wmmixer
xacc-smotif
xgobi
xpacman
xpdf
xtoolplaces
xtrkcad
xzx
zip
zoo
Heiko Schlittermann
Title: Debian on CD
26-07-1998 00:31:42
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Debian on CD

Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system based on the Linux kernel.

Why Debian?

Debian is free software.
You get the source code for all programs, and you can give everything too your friends.

Debian is available for several architectures.
Debian 2.0 will be available for i386 and m68k, and development is going on for alpha, sparc and ppc.

Debian is upgradeable.
Debian's package management tools can upgrade a system while it is running. No reboot, minimal interruption of services.

Debian is maintained by volunteers via Internet.
If you don't like something in Debian you can bring your ideas into Debian.

Our CD's additional Features

We offer several versions of Debian on CD. Whenever you buy one these features will make it a good buy:
CDs are up-to-date.
In order to keep up with Debian's fast development we use recordable CDs (CDR). So we can ensure that you get the recent versions.

non-free and non-US section included.
We distribute these sections unless the licenses of the programs don't grant us the right to distribute it. See the list of packages that is included in our CDs.

contrib and experimental included.

Support for multiple binary CDs.
All the binary packages (precompiled programs) don't fit on one CD anymore. We made the install tool support more than one CD with binary packages.

Prices and Ordering

We offer these Debian versions:

If you're interested in getting one of these up-to-date CD sets use the use following form. Thank you.

Support

We not only sell our CDs, we provide commercial support for Debian and other (free) software too. Two well known Debian maintainers, net/system administrators, and spare time hackers are employed here. Please contact us if you want to know more about commercial support for your Debian GNU/Linux boxes or other Unices: [EMAIL PROTECTED]. (Did you ever want to know who makes a Debian package from your software?)

Thanks

We already received some donations. Thanks to

  • Peter Mottram, UK
  • Matti Picus, Israel
  • Dirk Ritter, Germany
for donating money.

Questions and Answers

After getting the first responses we'll answer the most questions here:

What about updates
Yes, we plan to release incremental updates to our CD set. We will inform you when we're prepared to receive orders for updates.
How do I pay?
We'll send you the CDs with an attached invoice and expect your payment cash by snail mail within the following 14 days. If it's more convenient and/or cheaper for you, you may transfer the money to our bank account.
When will you ship the CDs?
As soon as possible. Currently the backlog isn't more than 24 hours.
Is the m68k architecture available?
Not yet. We are working on this. Our internet connection isn't the fastest :-(
What about archive integrity?
We always check the existence of the binary packages mentioned in Packages.gz. From now on (98-06-30) binary packages on the image has to pass the md5 check against the Packages.gz.

News

  • Tue Jul 26 10:00:00 CEST 1998 Debian 2.0 is out, we're working hard to do shipping in time.
  • Tue Jul 14 11:36:40 CEST 1998 First attempt to mimic the official CD layout, but with our multi-cd support.
  • Tue Jul 14 11:08:32 CEST 1998 Releasing snapshot 98-07-14.
  • Tue Jul 13 10:00:02 CEST 1998 Releasing snapshot 98-07-13.
  • Tue Jul 7 21:15:18 CEST 1998 Installed next (4x) writer. Anybody out there successfully driving 1+ writer in one host?
  • Mon Jul 6 14:12:53 CEST 1998 Installed libc6-2.0.7r-5 manually in hamm, continuing production.
  • Mon Jul 6 09:42:05 CEST 1998 Synced to 98-07-06, but delaying production until the libc6-2.0.7r-3 problem is solved. (This package is considered harmful :-() 
  • On Sat, Jul 04, 1998 at 09:31:01PM +0200, ------------------- wrote:
: OK, "multi-cd" works fine. I'm now completely on 2.0beta! Gloria! (I was
: coming from a bo upgraded to partial hamm unstable by hand before. Tomorrow, I
: do a fresh install on two new machines.)
  • Thu Jul 2 11:48:21 CEST 1998 Releasing snapshot 98-07-01.
  • Wed Jul 1 08:29:36 CEST 1998 Releasing snapshot 98-06-30.
  • Tue Jun 30 14:31:09 CEST 1998 We installed an additional CD writer :-).
  • Mon Jun 29 18:04:32 CEST 1998 First 4 CD sets are on the way to you.
  • Sat Jun 27 18:37:42 CEST 1998 Test installation worked, burning is in progress, shipping starts on Monday.
  • Sat Jun 27 04:06:01 CEST 1998 First update with multi-CD set worked!!

Known Problems

  • The dpkg-multicd methods doesn't recognize packages that are updated. This has been fixed today. An updated dpkg-multicd package is available: ftp://ftp.datom.de/pub/people/heiko/debian.
  • The installation procedure as supplied with the base system always assumes you have an /debian directory on your CD. Fix: Change /debian to / if you're asked. (Should happen twice.)
Heiko Schlittermann

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