On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Adam Myrow wrote: <snip> > As to why they just don't use the old one, they've reworked the pkgtool > and I think, the version has to match on the disk and the CD or something. > I do know that it uses longer file names that indicate the version of the > package you are installing and what platform it is compiled for. However, > I agree that they could surely get the root disk smaller by cutting out > some garbage and using older versions of utilities. For example, why does > an installer disk need telnet? Maybe you should ask Pat yourself about > this. I personally think that there will be enough outcry that he'll have > to do something before the final release since there have been a few flair > ups on Usenet over this issue. Which newsgroups have you been reading? I'm interested because I want to put these points forward before it's too late. Cheers. -- Toby Fisher Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 ICQ: #61744808 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
