2012/5/14 Kevin Chadwick <ma1l1i...@yahoo.co.uk>: > On Sat, 12 May 2012 11:16:34 -0700 > Tyler Morgan wrote: > >> Anyway, I hope that perspective is useful in some way. I have no strong >> opinion on the usefulness of an OpenBSD live CD, and this isn't a Linux >> mailing list blah blah blah > > WHilst you have valid points, I think your being a bit too dismissive of > Tylers mail Nick. > > Yes your right CDs are slow and rigid and Sds can even have read-only > switches too and most likely better suited to most tasks. > > But there are pros/cons to both. > > > Bootability can't be denied for cds, OpenBSD cds are given over dvds > for bootability maximisation. I had to update a quite modern bios the > other week to get an OpenBSD usb drive to boot. Some systems simply > can't.
You can netboot also, don't forget that. -- To our sweethearts and wives. May they never meet. -- 19th century toast
