On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:00 AM, <freebsd-advocacy-requ...@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:21 +0100 > From: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <d...@des.no> > Subject: Re: why BSDs got no love > To: Han Hwei Woo <h...@pce-net.com> > Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org > Message-ID: <864onrkr3e....@ds4.des.no> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Han Hwei Woo <h...@pce-net.com> writes: >> 2. There is a live CD. >> ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/8.0/8.0-RELEASE-i386-livefs.iso > > That's a misnomer. For all practical purposes, there is no difference > between livefs and disc1 except for the lack of packages. When people > download something called a "live CD", they expect a CD that will boot a > fully functional desktop, with an option to run the installer. > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Smørgrav - d...@des.no > > The PC-BSD 8.0 Alpha has a full standard LiveCD mode. It boots to a totally normal fully functional desktop, just the same as Ubuntu, Fedora, etc. -- Thanks, Mike Bybee _______________________________________________ freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-advocacy-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"