On May 25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On a related note, is my count off, or do we really only *need* to give > out 2 CDs for most architectures? Granted, having source and contrib CDs > on hand is nice and/or politically correct, but are they really necessary > as freebies?
The complete Debian *main* binary distribution is around 835 MB for Intel; a CD can hold 650 MB. Not including the install hierarchy, etc. So two discs are necessary, even for main. [These are slink figures; potato will doubtless be bigger.] Chris -- ============================================================================= | Chris Lawrence | The Linux/m68k FAQ | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | http://www.linux-m68k.org/faq/faq.html | | | | | Amiga A4000 604e/233Mhz | Are you tired of politics as usual? | | with Linux/APUS 2.2.3 | http://www.lp.org/ | =============================================================================
