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From: julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Subject: Re: 386BSD + LINIX + GNU + X11R5 on CDROM - let us know what you want!
Message-ID: <1992Dec2.055049.24923@tfs.com>
Organization: TRW Financial Systems
References: <JKH.92Dec2030349@whisker.lotus.ie> <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 05:50:49 GMT
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In article <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Jeff-Randall@uiuc.edu (Jeff Randall) writes:
>jkh@whisker.lotus.ie (Jordan K. Hubbard) writes:
>>Linux 0.95(?) + ??? (unpacked)
>
>Currently Linux 0.98 patchlevel 5 is the latest version... Version 1.0
>is expected near the stated intended release date... you may want to
>gather the linux materials last... they are in a constant state of flux
>
>>The CD will be will be mastered in ISO 9660 format (all filenames 8.3)
>>with a special source program (compilable under Linix or 386BSD) in the
>>top level directory that will create a symbolic link tree for you with
>>the long names for each file (each directory will contain an info file
>>mapping 8.3 -> long filenames). This will enable to you automatically
>>build link trees to the unpacked X11 and OS sources and build them
>>right off the CD, for example:
>
>Perhaps using the rockridge extensions would be a better Idea than a
>non-standard program hacked up just for this CD.. I believe that the
>Linux CD-ROM driver already handles them and it would be likely that
>the 386BSD driver would eventually support it as well... if it doesn't
>already...
Bill jolitz has the rockridge running
I am sure we could get him to release it if we asked.
>--
>Jeff-Randall@uiuc.edu (ASCII mail) THIS IS _NOT_ CCSO'S OPINION!!!
>jar42733@sumter.cso.uiuc.edu (NeXT mail) If It were, It would've had a
>wi.6580@n7kbt.rain.com (anon) more important name on it. =)
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