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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Linux async vs. FreeBSD sync
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 12:48:06 -0700
Organization: Me
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Arthur D. Jerijian wrote:
] Finally, I was kind of shocked when I saw Netscape listed in
] the packages menu, but it came as no surprise when the package
] wasn't found. I couldn't find any cue in any of the installation
] docs regarding packages that aren't included on the CD-ROM.
Actually, packages are binary installation mechanisms.
The binaries which are not allowed to be shipped on the CDROM
(like the Netscape binary, which Netscape insists on distributing
themselves) are pulled from the net on an "as-mneeded" basis at
install time.
This can get somewhat rough when they come out with a new version
and delete the old binary from their site after the CDROM has
been pressed (this is known to have happened in the Netscape
case, actually).
For these packages, then:
1) It is assumed you have a net connection
2) If the install fails, pull down the package from
the FreeBSD FTP site instead of using the one on the
CDROM. The packages on the FTP site are all kept
up to date as possible; there will probably be a lag
of no more than a week when a commercial binary is
changed over (assuming you notify ports@freebsd.org).
Terry Lambert
terry@lambert.org
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Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
or previous employers.