Hi Mike, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you write: >Dear Debian people, > >This is a pretty dumb question. But I think it has a little merit. I >bought myself a new Benq DVD rewriter and stuffed in my box. This one can >handle dual layered DVDs as well as the single ones. > >I then realised after nosing around in the computer shop that dual layered >DVDs have a capacity of 8.5GB c.f. the single layered ones of 4.4GB.
8.5 billion bytes vs. 4.7 billion bytes. >What a genius this guy is I here you say. > >A doubling of storage is what you would expect. > >My point is that whereas the Sarge 3.1 r3 release contains 15 CDs, Etch >comprises 21 CDs...... > >Or 3 DVDs..... But of course these are 3 single layer 4.4 GB DVDs. > >Once Etch comes out and everyones starts to work on Lenny, then maybe it >could get to thirty CDs or 4 or 5 DVDs. > >Once it gets to that size would dual layered DVD iso images be considered to >be parked in the repositories? *maybe*. We had some of this discussion before sarge released, when there was a chance that we might make sarge fit on a single DL DVD. See the debian-cd mailing list archives if you'd like to know more... :-) -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
