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@Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 15:48:52 -0400
Subject: Re: Lite-On vs Dani
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lifedata{at}vol.com wrote:

> Felix Miata wrote:
 
> >The former is
> >a subset of the complete Dani 506 archive, plus miscellaneous Dani
> >drivers, such as ATAPI, as explained on a

> I'm not sure what subset actually means and I don't really care.  The

Set means the whole shebang. Subset means less than the whole shebang,
but with nothing extraneous added.

> fact that it is a subset instead of the whole thing seems weird to me.

Would you know what to do with the source code, debug version, and
compressed version if you had them? Neither would most people,
particularly without the accompanying instructions. Serenity packs up
what they know ordinary mortals need, and leaves out the padding. That
saves download time, besides overall confusion, notwithstanding yours
(at least that's why I think they do what they do).

> You buy eCS 1.1 with dani - then you have to go out on the internet and
> get dani.  Silliness.

No, you use the one that came with 1.1. Upgrading is an option, not a
requirement, and you have choices in that regard, either to get what
Serenity offers, or look through Hobbes or elsewhere.
 
> As a matter of fact, the DANI167 in eCS is only 42,122 bytes.

And what would that mean? DaniS506.ADD in the file DANI506.ZIP from
Serenity's web and FTP sites is 61,912 bytes. DaniS506.ADD on the eCS
1.1 #1 CD is 63,464 bytes. OTOH, nothing contained in the DANI167.ZIP
file I downloaded is 42,122 bytes.
 
> I did mention ECSMT didn't I?  I didn't go online to get DANI167.ZIP. I
> used ECSMT to update my system, and thought that was enough. Obviously
> not.  It didn't get the docs, so I assume it wasn't using an actual
> danis506r167.zip.
 
> >I haven't found danis506r167.zip on the eCS server.
 
> Right.  That's the problem.  They give you a fiddled version instead.

One they think you have use for. You probably need a more conspicuous
link to http://hobbes.NMSU.edu/cgi-bin/h-browse?dir=/pub/os2 in your
bookmarks, or to put it right on your desktop.
-- 
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom...."
                                                Proverbs 9:10 NIV

 Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409

Felix Miata  ***  http://members.ij.net/mrmazda/


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