Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-17 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 06:35:58PM +0100, Miguel Mayol i Tur wrote: > I do like to try free OSs and distributions > Why not a DVD version at bittorent and or at the FTP? > I cannot understand why not on these days. If you have enough of a net connection to download everything to put on a DVD, the

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-17 Thread Josh Paetzel
On Monday 17 March 2008 08:15:25 am RW wrote: > On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:29:29 -0500 > > Joshua Isom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, since the OP just wants a DVD version, and not specifically a > > version that's too big to fit on a CD, why not just create a DVD iso > > that contains just enoug

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-17 Thread RW
On Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:29:29 -0500 Joshua Isom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, since the OP just wants a DVD version, and not specifically a > version that's too big to fit on a CD, why not just create a DVD iso > that contains just enough to install? That's something I've been thinking abo

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Fred C
On Mar 16, 2008, at 1:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 16/03/2008, Mel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:03:27 Incoming Mail List wrote: I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, the "Where is packages-6.2-release" for more context. You kno

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Fred C
Same for me I have never uploaded the CD2 and 3. Ok, maybe once long time ago when I was young and the FreeBSD version was 4.xx. I install the os from the CD1 and then I install everything I need from ports. -fred- On Mar 16, 2008, at 11:17 AM, Glen Barber wrote: Miguel Mayol i Tur sai

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Thomas Sparrevohn
On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:29:29 Joshua Isom wrote: > > On Mar 16, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Mel wrote: > > > On Sunday ١٦ March ٢٠٠٨ ٢١:٠٣:٢٧ Incoming Mail List wrote: > > > >> I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, > >> the "Where is packages-٦.٢-release" for more context

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Mel
On Sunday 16 March 2008 22:29:29 Joshua Isom wrote: > On Mar 16, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Mel wrote: > > On Sunday ١٦ March ٢٠٠٨ ٢١:٠٣:٢٧ Incoming Mail List wrote: > >> I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, > >> the "Where is packages-٦.٢-release" for more context. You kno

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Joshua Isom
On Mar 16, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Mel wrote: On Sunday ١٦ March ٢٠٠٨ ٢١:٠٣:٢٧ Incoming Mail List wrote: I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, the "Where is packages-٦.٢-release" for more context. You know, disk space isn't infinite...uh-huh. Easy to bitch, ain't

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Mel
On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:20:20 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 16/03/2008, Mel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:03:27 Incoming Mail List wrote: > > > I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, > > > the "Where is packages-6.2-release" for more c

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 16/03/2008, Mel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:03:27 Incoming Mail List wrote: > > > I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, > > the "Where is packages-6.2-release" for more context. You know, disk > > space isn't infinite...uh-huh. > >

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Mel
On Sunday 16 March 2008 21:03:27 Incoming Mail List wrote: > I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, > the "Where is packages-6.2-release" for more context. You know, disk > space isn't infinite...uh-huh. Easy to bitch, ain't it? Make an iso-dvd then and provide the

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Incoming Mail List
I think I can answer this one. Perhaps, not enough disk space? See, the "Where is packages-6.2-release" for more context. You know, disk space isn't infinite...uh-huh. >I do like to try free OSs and distributions >Why not a DVD version at bittorent and or at the FTP? >I cannot understand why n

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Manolis Kiagias
Miguel Mayol i Tur wrote: I do like to try free OSs and distributions Why not a DVD version at bittorent and or at the FTP? I cannot understand why not on these days. http://www.tuxdistro.com/download.php?id=921&name=FreeBSD-7.0-RELEASE-DVD-ISO.torrent _

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Glen Barber
Miguel Mayol i Tur said: > I do like to try free OSs and distributions > Why not a DVD version at bittorent and or at the FTP? > I cannot understand why not on these days. I personally cannot understand everyone's fascination with a DVD installer. If everyone is so intent on using the "latest an

Re: Why not a DVD iso version too?

2008-03-16 Thread Wojciech Puchar
me too. but download all CD's, copy all of them to one place, perform cd directory_where_you_copied_things mkisofs -b boot/cdboot -no-emul-boot -R -o /path_to_DVD_image . then record DVD image On Sun, 16 Mar 2008, Miguel Mayol i Tur wrote: I do like to try free OSs and distributions Why not a