Re: [aclug-L] Distribution for free install?

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or we could save even more money on shipping, and just d/l Debian 2.1.
:-)

That's what I'll be doing--but then I keep a Debian mirror on my LAN, so
it updates nightly.  :-)


On Wed, 24 Feb 1999, Clint A. Brubakken wrote:

> How would people feel about doing a mass order for 2.1 cd's, so we can
> split the shipping cost. Or Maybe I could get some burned, and have then
> at the meeting after next?
> 
> Clint
> 
> 
> On 23 Feb 1999, John Goerzen wrote:
> 
> > "House, Greg" <greg.house@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> > 
> > > Perhaps I missed it somewhere along the line, but what distribution
> > > are you (I'd say "we", but I can't help out this time...) installing
> > > at the free install on Saturday?  Debian?  That seems to be what most
> > > on the list are running.
> > 
> > The person ordering the CDs has been asked to purchase half Debian,
> > half RedHat.  So you get a choice :-)
> > 
> > > If so, it's kind of a bummer, since 2.1 (slink) will be released just
> > > three days after the free install.  Do we have a pre-slink (John?)
> > > for this or are we going with 2.0.2?
> > 
> > Unfortunately, two things that we can always count on for Debian
> > releases: 1) a new X comes out four days before, and 2) ACLUG holds an 
> > install less than a week before :-)
> > 
> > The timing is rather unfortunate, but actually the CD vendors will
> > take a week or two before they have CDs ready for public consumption,
> > and then some more time while they satisfy the backlog of orders
> > placed already.
> > 
> > Fortunately, Debian upgrades are very nice (easier than RedHat), and
> > we can go over that at a meeting sometime or on the lists.
> > 
> > 
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