Re: 12.4 disc 1 iso is really large

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In reply to: Dan Mahoney (Ports): "12.4 disc 1 iso is really large"
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From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve_at_sohara.org>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:04:52 UTC

On Thu, 8 Dec 2022 22:58:01 -0600
"Dan Mahoney (Ports)" <freebsd@gushi.org> wrote:

> All,
> 
> I’m just noticing that the standard FreeBSD iso is some 959 megs:
> 
> http://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/ISO-IMAGES/12.4/FreeBSD-12.4-RELEASE-amd64-disc1.iso
> 
> Is there something in the release notes that basically implies we no
> longer expect people to burn things to actual discs?

	You need a DVD - it's been some time since it fitted on a CD <sigh>
I still remember doing installs from floppies.

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Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>