On Tue, 2005-03-01 at 00:12 -0500, Phil Sexton wrote: > On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 23:47, maxim wexler wrote: > > > > > http://www.edmunds-enterprises.com/linux/cart.php/ba/pdtl/product/218 > > > > > > > How different are these from the packageCDs on the > > gentoo site? In a pinch I can get one of these from a > > pal in town who has broadband. That's how I got the > > install iso. > > According to my intepretation of the site, the packages are synced and > burnt/pressed within 24 hours of the order. >
[snip] > To address these barriers we've created Gentoo Portage Essentials CD's, > an exclusive offering from Edmunds Enterprises. We automatically build > these daily custom Gentoo package CD's which contain the latest stable > version of the the most popular and essential programs that will meet > the needs of most Linux users. By scanning the portage tree for the > previous day you are assured that only stable packages are selected and > that they are the most recent versions available. You can watch the > gentoo mirrors to see what the date of the latest portage archive is > under the snapshots directory to see how current these CD's will be. [snip] > The package selection list is loosly based on the types of packages you > would find in a popular distribution such as Mandrake and will meed the > needs of most Linux desktop and server configurations. [snip] > > Besides, I know I need a whack of X11R6*src files(for > > starters) and didn't see them listed in the edmunds > > gentoo-package-list. Maybe they're hidden in one of > > those alternate lines of black on dark blue text! > > Try using control-a in your browser to select all the text in the page. > Here is an unedited copy/paste: > ---------------------------------------- [snip] > x11-base/xfreeXfree86: famous and free X server If they are so up to date why are they still shipping the xfree package, when xorg-x11 seems to now be preferred and supported. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
