Subject: Re: Providing pre-installed NetBSD/arm32 disks
To: Mike Pumford <mpumford@mpc-data.co.uk>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-arm32
Date: 11/21/2000 15:11:34
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Mike Pumford wrote:

> > 	Aleph1 provide a Hard disk preinstalled with Armlinux, complete
> > 	with a service to copy your existing RISC OS installation onto
> > 	the disk:
> >
> > 		http://www.aleph1.co.uk/armlinux/riscos/order.html
> >
> > 	What do people think about something like this for NetBSD?
> >
> It would be a nice idea. Fairly labour intensive process but looking at
> the aleph1 web page it does seem that they charge enough to
> cover this labour. Have you considered how to go about setting up such
> a service?

    At a first guess:
	- Find someone with the time (probably the hardest part).
	- Work out the best way to ship with insurance.
	- Lay in a supply of packing.
	- Order the disks on demand from somewhere like insight.com.
	- Decide a price and let the world know

                David/absolute
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