Jens Schüßler dijo [Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 10:37:33AM +0200]: > > ...And I'd like us to consider this point as well: How important are > > CD images nowadays? Who has a CD that cannot read a DVD? > > You may visit some poorer people in the world. > But hey, if they want CD-bread, why don't they just eat DVD-cake.....
Both Jens and Jonas answer with this assertion. Yes, I don't know most of the developing world — But I do live in a developing country (Mexico), and know quite well several countries in Latin America (including, say, Bolivia, Ecuador and Central America, where I have been to several times, and follow their communities' work). Yes, we do have quite a bit of outdated computers. But again, I said, half-jokingly, that computers with CD readers and without a DVD reader will not have enough power for a full desktop environment, such as i3 or fvwm. The last computer I had with a CD-but-not-DVD unit was in the 2003-2005 period. And yes, many such computers are currently in use. And it would be a disservice not to provide CDs anymore. But that criteria should not be what guides our default for installation; a CD might not be able to have the full GNOME environment, but the computer using the CD would not be able to use it anyway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140808130035.ga108...@gwolf.org
