[H-GEN] openBSD

[Stephen Brine]

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At 11:04 PM 8/24/00, you wrote:
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>On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Stephen Brine wrote:
> >has anyone got on the off chance a OpenBSD CD OR the ISO image of one (that
> >is bootable)
> >I have all the philes but cannot think of a way to make the bootable bit as
> >the cd boot image is 3 meg (normally I make a floppy of the boot image then
> >create the bootable cd letting it get the boot off the floppy).
>
>The OpenBSD CD layout (and thus ISO image) is copyrighted and prohibited
>from distribution (to encourage you to buy it from them so they can keep
>themselves afloat), so you will need to get an actual physical CD or boot
>from a floppy.

Fairy nuff, I resolved to just create the CD without the boot image and 
boot from a floopy disk (I hate floppies). Well that is if I got the layout 
right (just a guess based on the ftp site i got it from)


>(NB it's only the layout that's copyright; all the files are freely
>distributable)

hmm well the boot image for making a bootable cd is one of the philes I 
d'loaded. Just couldn't figure a way to make a 3 meg file fit on a 1.44 meg 
floppy. (hmm zippy drive maybe - /me doesn't have one)

anyway thanx for that and anyway the CD burn finished about a 1/4 of a sec 
before the email alert. :)

         Steve B
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Stephen Brine

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