Re: FreeBSD CD

From: Mike Jeays (Mike.Jeays_at_rogers.com)
Date: 10/15/04

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    To: Patrick <patrickheyrman@hotmail.com>
    Date: 14 Oct 2004 20:11:02 -0400
    
    

    On Wed, 2004-10-13 at 18:02, Patrick wrote:
    > When you buy FreeBSD CDs from stores like FreeBSDMall, do you get any extras, that you wouldn't get if you downloaded FreeBSD?
    >
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    Besides the main installation CD and the live CD, you get two (or more?)
    extra CDs of packages that can be installed with pkg_add. All these
    packages are available for download, but there are no downloadable ISO
    images for the extra CDs - I presume as a gentle hint to potential
    purchasers.

    If you have a fast internet connection, you don't need the CDs - but it
    is still nice to contribute every now and again.

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