On 2016-07-31 08:32, Andre Majorel wrote:
On 2016-07-31 10:59 +0200, Brian Wengel wrote:
I'm talking about media. The debian developers should erase
CD/DVD from their brian, and only focus on the technologies we
use today and have used for many years.
My main computer, the one on which I'm writing this, cannot boot
off USB. Installed Debian 8 on it about a year ago. Had to use a
netinst CD.
Not saying you don't have a point, just that it's easy to forget
how diverse the world of Debian users is. Even if most people
who install Linux do it on brand new PCs (which might or might
not be true), the notion that Debian should be catering to the
needs of "most people" is debatable. Even Ubuntu doesn't, since
Linux is not what most people run.
Again, I'm not against making it easier for people who install
from pen drives, just reacting to your declaration that optical
media can now be dispensed with.
My first choice, if at all possible is to use CC/DVD for many
reasons.
<<<""I'm talking about media. The debian developers should erase
CD/DVD from their brian, and only focus on the technologies we
use today and have used for many years."">>
Who is we ? or do you mean "I" (you),
I prefer and use the CD images, for live media, USB devices, are my
last choice, and only if and when there is no other way.
I solved the problems that can occur with USB pendrive, since
so many of the modern laptops, do not have optical drives, and USB is
the only way, and since that is not very reliable, I bought a
protable usb optical drive, so I could install, using a CD,..
All though some modern technologies, are use full, and improvements,
many are not,....A good example is the most modern
computers,..which I refuse to purcahse, I prefer older , pre-UEFI,
computers, and look for them, after getting rid of the windows mal-ware,
and installing Debian, they work very well, much better
then most of the "shiny new" junk, the so called "technologoies YOU use
today", yes USB media, is use full as well,
But I personally any quite gratefull that the Debian developers, keep
the better methods in mind, and keep using them.
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