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Old 10-09-2003, 05:45 PM   #1
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Ive got slack

Ive got both the source and install disks. 4 totoal. What would I need the source disks for? They take up a lot of room...
 
Old 10-09-2003, 05:55 PM   #2
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rm -rf source.iso's
 
Old 10-09-2003, 06:00 PM   #3
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If theyre no use to anyone then why do they offer em for download? School me please.
 
Old 10-09-2003, 06:58 PM   #4
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Some people would need to build in or remove some options, modify to their own use, fix a problem or just for the heck of it modify the source of a program.

Also some people may want to build a program for their particular machine.

That's why GNU/Linux is called open source software, because you can get the source code and modify it to your needs.
 
  


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