Thanks, yes I saw the i386 CDs. It's ok cause I need to have i386,
PPC, and Sparc. My immediate need was Sparc.
Hmmm I thought non-US meant it is made for export. I'll have to check it out.
Mario
>If you want to download a linux iso, a good place to look is
>linuxiso.org. btw, I noticed that the directory you are
>downloading has 3 discs for the i386 and one for the sparc, so you
>may be getting stuff you don't really want.
>I don't know if you are aware of this or not, but if you are
>downloading a Debian CD and have a choice, always get the non US
>one, because it will contain ssh and other encryption related
>software that may cause legal problems if exported from the US (I'm
>assuming you aren't exporting the CD to other countries, and I don't
>even know if those export laws still exist).
>
>scott
>
>
>
>Mario Lombardo wrote:
>
>>RESOLVED
>>My thanks to everyone! I am now truckin' with the ISOs as we speak.
>>
>>I was able to view the host directory wth:
>>rsync -rvn mirror.csit.fsu.edu::debian-cd/
>>
>>and I'm pulling the entire Debian ISO directory with:
>>rsync -av mirror.csit.fsu.edu::debian-cd/ /my/local/directory/debian-cd
>>
>>I understand how the options work now by referring to the man
>>pages. I was confused by the way the Debian rsync mirrors page has
>>it noted and how the man page specifies it. Now I'm clear on how
>>it works, and I can see how it can help elsewhere on a network.
>>
>>Mario
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