> LFS is by no means an easy venture ... FYI, this is not stand-
> alone and needs to be created as the second OS.  You  need  to 
> have a working system and a stable gcc installed already.  You
> have to download each and every thing and compile.

Yes, I already have Mandrake 8.0 installed on the other partition.
And, I have already located the tar file containing all the 
required software in bzipped format. But the problem is, it is an
80 MB download. So, this is holding me back. (I wish PCQuest gives
it in their CD soon.) Last month the phone bill was quite high. 
So ... :-(

> Incidentally, debian needs only 3 odd FDDs to install.Once the
> initial base system is set, the  rest you  can apt-get at your
> own convenience. By then the disks would be out ...  The delay
> between release of slink and potato and their  availability in
> the Indian market was about 8-10 weeks ... and woody was form-
> ally declared stable on 08 Dec 2k1.

Wow, this is great. I didn't know this. I had browsed the debian
website, but failed to get this piece of information.
Is it available from their website ? If so, could you give me the
exact web address ?

Regards,
Santanu Chatterjee
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