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What are the “source” CDs?

April 26, 2017cds source

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What are the “source” CDs?

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There are two types of images, the “binary” CDs that contain precompiled, ready-to-run programs, and the “source” CDs that contain the source code for the programs. The vast majority of people do not need the source CDs; you should not download them unless you really have a good reason for it.

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There are two types of images, the binary CDs that contain precompiled, ready-to-run programs, and the source CDs that contain the source code for the programs. The vast majority of people do not need the source CDs; you should not download them unless you really have a good reason for it.