On 01 Mar 2007 17:14:55 +0100, Ingemar Nilsson <init@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Dotan Cohen" <dotancohen@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Furthermore, I have to burn those disks, and I can do one disk in five > minutes with no babysitting, but burning five disks require that I > babysit the machine for half an hour. > Fedora has to compete with a one-disk install of Windows XP, that can be > installed in an hour with no babysitting. Fedora installs require one to > switch disk three or four times. You obviously never heard about the DVD version. One disc to burn, one disc to install from and no switching. With it, a Fedora install becomes much more pleasing than a Windows XP install, which asks some questions, then processes for a few minutes, then asks some more questions, followed by some processing, and then more questions, etc, etc. Regards Ingemar
I actually do have he DVD tucked away at home, and I installed this system from DVD. However, DVD burners are not as common on the most common hardware that I see in the dorms at my university, but CD birners are very common. And the DVD is over 3 GB in size, about 5 times the size of Kubuntu. I want to remake the point that I'm not argueing for my own good: I use and love Fedora. I'm simply stating that requiring 5 disks to install is a turnoff for those not familiar with Fedora or Linux. No amount of arguing will change that fact. And there is no need to convice me that 5 disks is fine: I'm voicing the opinion of those whom I've installed for, not my own opinion. Dotan Cohen http://technology-sleuth.com/technical_answer/what_is_a_cellphone.html http://what-is-what.com/what_is/gpl.html
