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- From: witr@rwwa.COM (Robert Withrow)
- Subject: Re: 386BSD + LINIX + GNU + X11R5 on CDROM - let us know what you want!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.182524.6507@rwwa.COM>
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- Organization: R.W. Withrow Associates
- References: <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec2.055049.24923@tfs.com> <1992Dec11.225241.1941@nb.rockwell.com> <1992Dec12.055725.23540@netcom.com>
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- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 18:25:24 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec12.055725.23540@netcom.com>,
- adam@netcom.com (Adam J. Richter) writes:
-
- | My Linux/GNU/X CD is a counter-example to your claim. The CD
- | uses the Rockridge extensions, but you can install it on a system that
- | "has only DOS" or that has no software at all. This is because the
- | distribution includes a boot floppy that boots linux and then mounts
- | the CD.
-
- I'd kiss the person who gave(sold) me a 386BSD cdrom/floppy like this,
- assuming (to reduce the kissing potential ;-) ) it had:
-
- 1) Unpacked sources (386bsd, gnu, Xfree86 and contributed sw, and,
- say, postgres and TeX),
- 2) Ability to build against the CDROM sources with local modifications
- say by automatically creating symbolic links...
- 3) Worked (booted) with typical hardware.
-
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