From e1c6279f7a490d08fe585eb2cf14984741e39848 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 07:57:47 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document experimental and commercial distributions. --- .../help/en_US.ISO8859-1/distributions.hlp | 80 +++++++++++++++---- .../help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/distributions.hlp | 80 +++++++++++++++---- 2 files changed, 126 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/distributions.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/distributions.hlp index abe7c3915c7d..a3e2f4925c51 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/distributions.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO8859-1/distributions.hlp @@ -1,33 +1,79 @@ -The ``X-'' prefixed sets include the XFree86 3.11 base distribution, the -libraries, the manual pages, the SVGA server and a set of default -fonts. If you select such an option you will be presented with -a set of menus which allow you to customize these selections for your -desired X window System setup. +An ``X-'' prefixed before a distribution set means that the XFree86 +3.1.1u1 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a +set of default fonts will be selected in addition to the set itself. + +If you select such a set, you will also be presented with a set of +menus for customizing the selections to your desired X Window System +setup. N.B. All references in this document to `complete source' mean the complete source tree minus any legally encumbered cryptography code. -The "canned" installations are made up as follows: +The current "canned" installations are as follows: -Developer: Base ("bin") distribution, the man pages, the dictionary +Developer: Base ("bin") distribution, man pages, dictionary files, profiling libraries and the complete source tree. -Kern-Developer: As above, but with only the kernel sources instead of + +Kern-Developer: As above, but with only kernel sources instead of the complete source tree. -User: The base distribution, the man pages, the dictionary files, - the FreeBSD 1.x compatibility set and the FreeBSD 2.0 - compatability set. + +User: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files and + the FreeBSD 1.x and 2.0 compatibility sets. + Minimal: Only the base distribution. -Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary, profiling - libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0 - compatability libraries, the complete source tree, - the games, and your choice of XFree86 modules. + +Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files, + profiling libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0 + compatibility libraries, the complete source tree, + games and your choice of XFree86 distribution components. N.B. Still no cryptocraphy source code! -Custom: Allow you to customize your selections or choose a - complete installation from scratch. + +Custom: Allows you to modify or create your distribution set on + a piece-by-piece basis. + Reset: Clear all currently selected distributions. + + +--- + +When using Custom, most of the sub-distribution choices are fairly +obvious, though two possible exceptions may be the "commerce" and +"xperimnt" distributions: + + * The "commerce" directory, as its name implies, is devoted to + commercial offerings. This includes commercial products released + under special arrangement, limited functionality demos, shareware + products (you like it, you buy it), etc. + + At the time of this writing, there are unfortunately not enough + commercial offerings to justify a fully split distribution set, + so each product is available both as a subdirectory and as part + of one large archive file. If you select "commerce" from the + distributions submenus then you'll get the big file containing + the entire collection copied to your hard disk. Don't do this + unless you've got at least 10MB to devote to it! + + + * The "xperimnt" directory contains, not surprisingly, experimental + offerings. Unfinished (or work-in-progress) features, special + purpose drivers and packages, strange proof-of-concept stuff, + it's a mixed bag! Select this item on a distribution menu and + you'll get the whole collection (between 10 and 30MB). + + + If you're installing from CDROM then all of the commercial and + "experimental" offerings are also easily available in their + individual subdirectories and can be copied to hard disk at + any time. + + + + + + diff --git a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/distributions.hlp b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/distributions.hlp index abe7c3915c7d..a3e2f4925c51 100644 --- a/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/distributions.hlp +++ b/release/sysinstall/help/en_US.ISO_8859-1/distributions.hlp @@ -1,33 +1,79 @@ -The ``X-'' prefixed sets include the XFree86 3.11 base distribution, the -libraries, the manual pages, the SVGA server and a set of default -fonts. If you select such an option you will be presented with -a set of menus which allow you to customize these selections for your -desired X window System setup. +An ``X-'' prefixed before a distribution set means that the XFree86 +3.1.1u1 base distribution, libraries, manual pages, SVGA server and a +set of default fonts will be selected in addition to the set itself. + +If you select such a set, you will also be presented with a set of +menus for customizing the selections to your desired X Window System +setup. N.B. All references in this document to `complete source' mean the complete source tree minus any legally encumbered cryptography code. -The "canned" installations are made up as follows: +The current "canned" installations are as follows: -Developer: Base ("bin") distribution, the man pages, the dictionary +Developer: Base ("bin") distribution, man pages, dictionary files, profiling libraries and the complete source tree. -Kern-Developer: As above, but with only the kernel sources instead of + +Kern-Developer: As above, but with only kernel sources instead of the complete source tree. -User: The base distribution, the man pages, the dictionary files, - the FreeBSD 1.x compatibility set and the FreeBSD 2.0 - compatability set. + +User: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files and + the FreeBSD 1.x and 2.0 compatibility sets. + Minimal: Only the base distribution. -Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary, profiling - libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0 - compatability libraries, the complete source tree, - the games, and your choice of XFree86 modules. + +Everything: The base distribution, man pages, dictionary files, + profiling libraries, the FreeBSD 1.x and the FreeBSD 2.0 + compatibility libraries, the complete source tree, + games and your choice of XFree86 distribution components. N.B. Still no cryptocraphy source code! -Custom: Allow you to customize your selections or choose a - complete installation from scratch. + +Custom: Allows you to modify or create your distribution set on + a piece-by-piece basis. + Reset: Clear all currently selected distributions. + + +--- + +When using Custom, most of the sub-distribution choices are fairly +obvious, though two possible exceptions may be the "commerce" and +"xperimnt" distributions: + + * The "commerce" directory, as its name implies, is devoted to + commercial offerings. This includes commercial products released + under special arrangement, limited functionality demos, shareware + products (you like it, you buy it), etc. + + At the time of this writing, there are unfortunately not enough + commercial offerings to justify a fully split distribution set, + so each product is available both as a subdirectory and as part + of one large archive file. If you select "commerce" from the + distributions submenus then you'll get the big file containing + the entire collection copied to your hard disk. Don't do this + unless you've got at least 10MB to devote to it! + + + * The "xperimnt" directory contains, not surprisingly, experimental + offerings. Unfinished (or work-in-progress) features, special + purpose drivers and packages, strange proof-of-concept stuff, + it's a mixed bag! Select this item on a distribution menu and + you'll get the whole collection (between 10 and 30MB). + + + If you're installing from CDROM then all of the commercial and + "experimental" offerings are also easily available in their + individual subdirectories and can be copied to hard disk at + any time. + + + + + +