Op 25-10-13 14:45, Adam Sampson schreef: > Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> writes: > >> We *could* just drop all the CD sets and be done with it, just keeping >> the netinst CD and the DVDs. Is that what people really want? > > As a longtime Debian user, that would suit me fine -- I've not done a > Debian installation using anything other than netinst (or debootstrap) > in years. > > I'd be interested to know what the use cases for the full stack of CDs > currently are...
The last time I used the full stack of CDs where there was no decent alternative option was when I was helping a customer prepare a set of installation instructions for a code escrow situation. Since one of the requirements there was the ability to produce a 100% bit-for-bit equal system, anything that used "download the current version from the Internet" was out -- we had to provide actual media (CDs, at the time). That was over five years ago, though. Today, I doubt I'd still try to use CDs, probably at least DVDs instead. Having said that, I do think that providing a limited number of CD install images is useful for those cases of retrocomputing where installing off DVD is difficult. Other than that... -- This end should point toward the ground if you want to go to space. If it starts pointing toward space you are having a bad problem and you will not go to space today. -- http://xkcd.com/1133/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/526ea410.5090...@debian.org
