On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 08:37 +0100, THUFIR HAWAT wrote: > On 5/11/05, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ... > > Point is that Fedora requires two (not three of four) CD's while > > ubuntu requires one for a comparable installation. Rest of the > > packages can be moved into extras or split up into categories. > > Discussions are being done in fedora devel list. We can expect > > to see major changes by Fedora Core 5 > ... > > why should any install of any distribution require more than one cd? > If most users are downloading either multiple cd or dvd .iso's, then > they are wasting their time and bandwith unless they use everything on > those downloads. > > all anyone needs is the "minimal," although, of course, what is and > isn't minimal is contentious. the rest should be installed with yum, > or emerge, or foo, or whatever. > > Of course, my rant presuposes an internet connection. Thank you for debunking your own argument :-) Everyone still on the end of a slow dialup connection will know well the advantages of having everything on CD/DVD. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
