From: unger@thorin.swb.de (Juergen Unger) Subject: Re: 386BSD + LINIX + GNU + X11R5 on CDROM - let us know what you wan Date: 15 Dec 1992 22:19:59 GMT
wade@nb.rockwell.com (Wade Guthrie) writes:
> In article <1992Dec2.055049.24923@tfs.com>, julian@tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
> > In article <ByM6vo.C8C@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Jeff-Randall@uiuc.edu (Jeff Randal
> > >>The CD will be will be mastered in ISO 9660 format (all filenames 8.3)
> Hoooray!!!!
> > >Perhaps using the rockridge extensions would be a better Idea than a
> > >non-standard program hacked up just for this CD.. I believe that the
> > >Linux CD-ROM driver already handles them and it would be likely that
> > >the 386BSD driver would eventually support it as well... if it doesn't
> > >already...
> The Linux cd-rom drivers may support this already, but if you don't already
> HAVE Linux up and running on your system, the point is moot. I would not
> like to see the Rockridge extensions, 'cause then I wouldn't be able to
> load Linux from the CD on a system that currently has only DOS.
I thought you can use the CD with the Rockridge extensions on
a system without the this extensions, because its an extension
to the ISO9660 format and not an replacement for it.
Or I'm wrong ?
-Juergen-
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