On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Bruce Perens wrote: > The Official CD will have a slower release schedule than the system > available via FTP. Those who wish the latest fixes should be willing to > update a few packages on their systems via FTP between each CD > purchase. Nobody can press new CDs every two weeks and continue to sell > them for $4 per 2-CD set, while updating 5 packages in two weeks via FTP > is fine for most people. I guess that is a commercial consideration :-)
There should be a changes file for the current version back to the last distributed version of any package -- for comparison -- available on the web site. That would help users determine what they want/need to update (if anything at all). Most of the time, bug fixes are for certain behaviors under certain conditions and don't even apply to everyone. I don't want to download a bug fix that doesn't even affect me ;) > > As far as I can tell, this is the best solution for the users. Cheap > CDs with up to 1.3 GB data, and then you download the latest couple > of megabytes of updates. Agreed -- without having to subscribe to an "internet bonanza" just to get debian ;) > > > Also, on Richard Stallman, Is the FSF going to start selling > > Debian GNU/Linux CDs? > > I don't think there is a need for them to do so any longer. They are > selling an FSF CD, I don't know what is on it. They want to sell for a > higher price than most vendors sell the Debian Official 2-CD Set. Having it available from the FSF would look good to comercial sites that already buy GNU software. It wouldn't need to be "competitive" at all. Just a thought. Thanks for the clarification. Sounds above board to me. Cheers, -- "Until we extend the circle of our compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace" -Albert Schweitzer Richard G. Roberto -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
