On 01/03/07, Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dotan Cohen wrote: > > Oh? And how is one to know that? Where is that mentioned in the > documentation? Many places in the wiki, installation guide, announcements, discussions in this list etc.
I apologize then. My ignorance is at fault.
> If I choose to install KDE, or foobar for that matter, can I be > certain that 2 disks is enough? Or will I find myself stuck in the > middle of an install, after I wiped the harddrive of a working XP > install, and have no way of downloading more disks? As I already indicated, if you select non-default packages you might have to use additional disks
There is a default? In every installation the user is prompted to choose his software. I suppose that just clicking "ok" without reading or changing anything is default. I'm not a default kind of guy :)
>> 2) Fedora 7 Test versions already provide single Live CD's with the >> ability to install to hard disk. The general release would have it too > > Excellent. I was unaware of that. That will improve the situation > dramatically. I already told you in a previous post on the same thread. Your reply on that indicated that you hadnt read it.
I'm rereading the posts, I don't see where that was mentioned.
>> 3) Single CD's are not useful for the folks with limited bandwidth >> connnections. They can download alternative spins like the "Prime" and >> "Everything" versions. > > And multiple-disk downloads are not useful for those with limited disk > to waste, time to spare, and/or patience. I term those people "end > users". Sure. Like I said in my earlier post, having a single CD does not fit the requirements of many end users which is why you should not argue that only a single CD be provided. Package size as well as numbers are constantly increasing in the Fedora repositories. A single CD is bound to become less and less useful over time as a result. Fedora 7 will provide multiple variations to fit into the different needs better.
As it should be.
> Rahul, if I could help I would. I'm not a CS major, just a silly > Mechanical Engineering student. Many of the usability problems that I > encounter with Linux, not specifically Fedora, is that all computer > users are assumed to be software engineers. We're not. Sorry. You do not need to be a CS major to participate. You can help in documentation, bug reports, triaging and so on very easily. Take a look at http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/HelpWanted. Arguing on this list changes nothing.
I'm familiar with the page. I have filed bugs in the past, I'll get myself back into the habit. Usability bugs, especially, I can comment on. Thanks. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com/what_is/client.html
