Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 04:36:54PM +, Wookey wrote: > 1) on http://cdimage.debian.org/~atterer/faq/ > in the list of bootable CD flavours replace the "less" in "(smaller kernel, > with less options enabled)" with "fewer" - (yes I realise this is pretty > pedantic and these days people don't ev

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri 21 Dec, Wookey wrote: > 2) in http://cdimage.debian.org/~atterer/faq/ (I think) > I found a link to #latest at the bottom of the home page, saying that it > should show the current release, but it was broken ('unkown target') - and > now I can't find it again aha - got it. It is in http://

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Sun 02 Dec, Richard Atterer wrote: > over the last days, I've finished the work on the new cdimage website, > the result can be viewed at . > Comments welcome! very good indeed. Well done. There are only a few small things I found: 1) on http://cdimage.deb

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 01:47:28AM +0100, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > I really like the content, but I'ld rather see it having the same > look as the rest of the debian.org sites so we have a consistent > look & feel everywhere. I realize a consistent look & feel is a great thing to have. In fact,

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Wichert Akkerman wrote: > I really like the content, but I'ld rather see it having the same > look as the rest of the debian.org sites so we have a consistent > look & feel everywhere. I agree, altough the debian cd icon at the upper-left is very nice and should appear somewhere. Nice site, the

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Previously Richard Atterer wrote: > over the last days, I've finished the work on the new cdimage website, > the result can be viewed at . > Comments welcome! I really like the content, but I'ld rather see it having the same look as the rest of the debian.org

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Hello, over the last days, I've finished the work on the new cdimage website, the result can be viewed at . Comments welcome! I went through all the pages on the current site and in part copied the text over, in part rewrote things. I also updated the inform

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 09:48:52AM +1000, jason andrade wrote: [net install CDs] > IMHO we should only do one, since doing more than one is starting to > get into the maze of twisty windy passages that was the web site, in ^^^ > terms of choice..

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 11:35:17PM +, Philip Hands wrote: > Should we be aiming at "as small an image as is useful" or "as much > useful stuff as we can fit on a business card CD" ? > > I tend to prefer something that would double as a reasonable rescue > CD, with a few extra tools on it,

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On 19 Nov 2001, Philip Hands wrote: > I'd guess the people responsible for each port should make a decision > about how useful a mini-CD would be for them. hmm, slightly ambiguous - those responsible for each port have already decided that a cd distro is a useful thing to have (for the ports tha

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

jason andrade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i think we all agree that an official mini install (bootable) iso image > would be a Good Thing (tm). so the following questions > > o does it get produced for i386 only or for all architectures ? I'd guess the people responsible for each port should

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Stephen Mulcahy wrote: > PH> or get a small bootstrap CD with just the base system on it, and then > PH> do a network install. > > small bootstrap CDs are fine but I'd be concerned about the use of [...] > Maybe bootstrap CDs contain just the boot n base should become an >

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

I am a proto-newbie. I attempted an internet install of debian twice. Both times, the initial install from cd that came in the back of book went fine. Then I tried to let debian complete the install via the internet. After hours in downloading, my mouse stopped working. I was able to restart the X

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Philip Hands wrote: PH> There would seem to be a deep seated myth among Debian newbies, that PH> they need a CD to install it. That's fine for those that really do PH> need a CD, but for many it would be better to either get the floppies, PH> or get a small bootstrap CD with

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Richard Atterer wrote: RA> On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:46:19PM +, Stephen Mulcahy wrote: RA> > people in my situation i.e. fast pipe at work, slow or non-existent RA> > pipe at home. Its no problem for me to download the cd images but RA> > the only way to upgrade my insta

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 12:22:33AM +, lance wrote: > >BTW when can we have a dvd image ?? The debian-cd package apparently already works for creating DVD images. Once I've got things sorted my end with the DVD-R drive I have I'll be starting to sell DVDs. -- Steve McIntyre, Allstor Software

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On 17 Nov 2001, Philip Hands wrote: > lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote: > > > > > So sprach »Philip Hands« am 2001-11-16 um 14:54:25 + : > > > > What do people think about not actually having official images of the > > > > CDs, just jigdo spec

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Philip Hands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > A bit like defining a meter in terms of the speed of light in a > vacuum, and then throwing away the "official meter", on the basis that > anyone that needs a physical meter can build their own, using a torch, > a good stopwatch, and a space-shuttle ;-)

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

lance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote: > > > So sprach »Philip Hands« am 2001-11-16 um 14:54:25 + : > > > What do people think about not actually having official images of the > > > CDs, just jigdo specs, and a signed MD5SUM file. > > > > Hm, what abo

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Alexander Skwar wrote: > So sprach »Philip Hands« am 2001-11-16 um 14:54:25 + : > > What do people think about not actually having official images of the > > CDs, just jigdo specs, and a signed MD5SUM file. > > Hm, what about people who don't have a fast and cheap interne

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 07:44:46PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 02:54:25PM +, Philip Hands wrote: > > It should definitely be the first option. > > OK, enough people seem to want this; I'm changing it. > > Another thing: Does anybody actually offer a downloadable >

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On 16 Nov 2001, Philip Hands wrote: > It should definitely be the first option. > > IMO it should be given a status that makes the other options look > almost insignificant. > > There would seem to be a deep seated myth among Debian newbies, that > they need a CD to install it. That's fine for

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 04:48:35PM +0100, Alexander Skwar wrote: > So sprach »Philip Hands« am 2001-11-16 um 14:54:25 + : > > What do people think about not actually having official images of the > > CDs, just jigdo specs, and a signed MD5SUM file. > > Hm, what about people who don't have a f

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 12:46:19PM +, Stephen Mulcahy wrote: > people in my situation i.e. fast pipe at work, slow or non-existent > pipe at home. Its no problem for me to download the cd images but > the only way to upgrade my installation at home is to burn cds. Have you ever tried apt-zip?

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 02:54:25PM +, Philip Hands wrote: > It should definitely be the first option. OK, enough people seem to want this; I'm changing it. Another thing: Does anybody actually offer a downloadable "net-install" CD image somewhere? I've never seen one so far. > IMO it should

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

So sprach »Philip Hands« am 2001-11-16 um 14:54:25 + : > What do people think about not actually having official images of the > CDs, just jigdo specs, and a signed MD5SUM file. Hm, what about people who don't have a fast and cheap internet connection? Where should they get Debian? Alexande

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

> Richard Atterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 08:24:06AM +0100, Mattias Wadenstein wrote: > > > One thing: Reorder the list so that "Install directly from the > > > network." is the first point, since it is the one we should point > > > most users towards? > > > > I'v

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Richard Atterer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 08:24:06AM +0100, Mattias Wadenstein wrote: > > One thing: Reorder the list so that "Install directly from the > > network." is the first point, since it is the one we should point > > most users towards? > > I've already been

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Richard Atterer wrote: RA> Myself, I'd want to download the images even if I had a permanent net RA> connection, because I might want to install Debian on a friend's RA> machine at one point, or use it for rescue booting when my system is RA> broken, etc. etc... I do the sam

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Richard Atterer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 08:24:06AM +0100, Mattias Wadenstein wrote: > > One thing: Reorder the list so that "Install directly from the > > network." is the first point, since it is the one we should point > > most users towards? > > I've already been

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 10:02:25AM +1000, jason andrade wrote: > o there are images for both unstable and testing, but only for i386 > that i know about. there's someone out there doing images for all > the architectures, but i don't have the disk space. With jigdo, you don't need the disc sp

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 08:24:06AM +0100, Mattias Wadenstein wrote: > One thing: Reorder the list so that "Install directly from the > network." is the first point, since it is the one we should point > most users towards? I've already been asked to do this by someone else. But I'm not sure wheth

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Thu, 15 Nov 2001, Richard Atterer wrote: > I've finally pulled myself together and started on a redesigned > website - different graphics and site structure, but mostly the same > content. I've uploaded the first results to > . Very nice. > You'll notice

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

So sprach »jason andrade« am 2001-11-16 um 10:02:25 +1000 : >. option 2 (http/ftp) - a separate list maintained by cdimage of http/ftp > sites ? also, there is no mention of rsync here. a number of "power" > users would list that listed. Yes, that's right! > >. option 3 (buy

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Wichert Akkerman wrote: > Previously Richard Atterer wrote: > > How do people like it? Does it stand any chance of eventually > > replacing ? > > I already like it a lot more then the current maze. ditto. some points i'd make o there are images

Re: Redesign of cdimage website

Previously Richard Atterer wrote: > How do people like it? Does it stand any chance of eventually > replacing ? I already like it a lot more then the current maze. Wichert. -- _ [EMAIL PROTECTED]