Hi all.


I installed Slackware 9.1 with no problems. Though totally lacking
any knowledge of C or C++ I managed to compile some programs and it
all works fine (knock on wood).

Now, as I have a very slow modem connection, it would be of great
help to have source code available on a CD-ROM or DVD. There once
was such a thing called "linux complete" at "http://www.coscos.net".
But this site doesn't seem to exist anymore; the hompage is there,
but it is empty. I googled . Perhaps I could have googled better.

Does anyone know how to get something like this or where coscos.net
has moved to?

TIA,

erich


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Erich Hoffmann wrote:

> Now, as I have a very slow modem connection, it would be of great
> help to have source code available on a CD-ROM or DVD. There once
>
> Does anyone know how to get something like this or where coscos.net
> has moved to?

The last two CD's of the Slackware set contain source code. You can buy
it with the installation disks as a four CD set here:
http://www.slackware.com/
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"...hit the squirrel..."

On 2004-06-12, Erich Hoffmann <hoffmann@freenet.de> wrote:

> Now, as I have a very slow modem connection, it would be of great
> help to have source code available on a CD-ROM or DVD.

The boxed set of Slackware 9.1 has source code on CDs 3 and 4.
Ordering the 4 CD set from Volkerding would be the easiest way to get it
(http://www.slackware.com).

Am 12 Jun 2004 17:46:31 GMT schrieb Erich Hoffmann <hoffmann@freenet.de>:
>
> Hi all.
>
>
> I installed Slackware 9.1 with no problems. Though totally lacking
[...]
> Now, as I have a very slow modem connection, it would be of great
> help to have source code available on a CD-ROM or DVD. There once
> was such a thing called "linux complete" at "http://www.coscos.net".
[...]
> Does anyone know how to get something like this or where coscos.net
> has moved to?


Am Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:29:18 +0100 schrieb Two Ravens
<tworavens$$@eudoramail.$$com>:

[...]

> The last two CD's of the Slackware set contain source code. You can buy


Am Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:35:56 -0500 schrieb William Hamblen
<wrhamblen@comcast.net>:

[...]

> The boxed set of Slackware 9.1 has source code on CDs 3 and 4.

Excuse me for not being clear. I got the Slackware 9.1 CD set and
it works fine. I meant source code that isn't included, e.g. Squid,
wordnet, an office suite &c. E.g. what is on the freshmeat server.
This is not at all a complaint about too less software included in
the distribution. If sth. like CosCos doesn't exist, I'll invest
the time to download.

Thanks anyway,

erich

ps. Of course I read the news howtos, but formulating a clear request
(and in a not-my-mother-language) still requires some practice.


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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:03:16 +0000, Erich Hoffmann wrote:
> it works fine. I meant source code that isn't included, e.g. Squid,
> wordnet, an office suite &c. E.g. what is on the freshmeat server.
> This is not at all a complaint about too less software included in
> the distribution. If sth. like CosCos doesn't exist, I'll invest
> the time to download.

http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/index.en-gb.html#de

1. Debian has packages for almost everything, so their source CD's
correspondingly would have the source code. Go for unstable, if such
thing as "unstable source CD's" exist.
2. Some of those CD vendors might compile their own meta-source CD's.

3. Ask on your LUG for someone to download what you need. I've given
shell accounts to some dialup-only users so they can borrow some of
my bandwidth. Once one of them made a custom ISO which I burned to
CD. So you might ask for a shell account, too.

> ps. Of course I read the news howtos, but formulating a clear request
> (and in a not-my-mother-language) still requires some practice.

Understood clearly this time. HTH.
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* Erich Hoffmann <hoffmann@freenet.de> wrote:
> Excuse me for not being clear. I got the Slackware 9.1 CD set and
> it works fine. I meant source code that isn't included, e.g. Squid,
> wordnet, an office suite &c. E.g. what is on the freshmeat server.
> This is not at all a complaint about too less software included in
> the distribution. If sth. like CosCos doesn't exist, I'll invest
> the time to download.

The FSF sells the "GNU Source CD Set":
http://www.gnu.org/order/source18.html

However, I guess that most of this software is on the
Slackware CDs, too.

Georg

Am Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:08:58 -0500 schrieb /dev/rob0 <rob0@gmx.co.uk>:
> On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:03:16 +0000, Erich Hoffmann wrote:
>> it works fine. I meant source code that isn't included, e.g. Squid,
[...]
> http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors/index.en-gb.html#de
>
> 1. Debian has packages for almost everything, so their source CD's
> correspondingly would have the source code. Go for unstable, if such
> thing as "unstable source CD's" exist.
> 2. Some of those CD vendors might compile their own meta-source CD's.

A good idea, but I still have to do some searching for a special
vendor. I looked inside a Woody CD set and into the CDs of a SuSe and
a Mandrake distribution, but there wasn't much of source code. Well,
this is the first time that I start facing the problem of compiling
from source so I don't really know, but I have the impression that
some time ago a normal distribution carried her source code with it.

Never mind. I cannot expect Mandrake to help me with slackware )

>
> 3. Ask on your LUG for someone to download what you need. I've given
> shell accounts to some dialup-only users so they can borrow some of
[...]

Yes, I think that will be the best way.

> HTH.

You did. Thank you!

erich




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Am Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:32:21 GMT schrieb Georg Neis <georg@fli4l.de>:
> * Erich Hoffmann <hoffmann@freenet.de> wrote:
[...]
>> it works fine. I meant source code that isn't included, e.g. Squid,
[...]
>
> The FSF sells the "GNU Source CD Set":
> http://www.gnu.org/order/source18.html
>
> However, I guess that most of this software is on the
> Slackware CDs, too.
>
> Georg


I downloaded the list with the included software, and AFAIKS you
are right, the Slackware set covers most of it.


Thanks nevertheless!

erich

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