--- David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Antonio Olivares wrote: > > --- David Boles <dgboles@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Antonio Olivares wrote: > >>> --- Rahul Sundaram <sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> wrote: > >>>> Timothy Murphy wrote: > >>>>> Rahul Sundaram wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> There are several choices here: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Use the Live CD images > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Use the boot.iso/rescue.iso and do a network > >>>> installation from > >>>>>> http/ftp/nfs > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Use boot.iso/rescue.iso, put the DVD image in > >> the > >>>> hard disk in one > >>>>>> partition and install it another partition. > >>>>> There are several choices, I agree. > >>>>> (I am using one of them.) > >>>>> But this does not alter the fact that > >>>>> the decision to drop the CD installation set > >>>>> was completely incomprehensible, to me at > least. > >>>>> > >>>>> You might as well put up a banner reading, > >>>>> "Don't install Fedora if you are a home user. > >>>>> Try Ubuntu instead." > >>>>> > >>>>> Surely the aim should be to make it as easy as > >>>> possible > >>>>> for as many people as possible to install > >> Fedora. > >>>>> It is not meant to be an obstacle race. > >>>> Except the fact that Ubuntu has been doing > >> something > >>>> similar all along. > >>>> They provide only Live CD's and do not promote > >>>> regular installations at > >>>> all. Next time you do a comparison you got to > >> check > >>>> whether the other > >>>> side is actually any different. > >>>> > >>>> Rahul > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> fedora-list mailing list > >>>> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>>> To unsubscribe: > >>>> > >> > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >>> Who cares what Ubuntu, et.all provides. Fedora > >> had an > >>> edge before (despite that people will complain, > >> I'm > >>> with you Ric in this one), it allowed users to > >> install > >>> applications that they will surely miss/or > cannot > >> fit > >>> on a CD. These same folks are on dialup and do > >> not > >>> have a fast internet connection. With the yum > >> presto > >>> plugin, maybe that changes, but still fedora had > a > >> big > >>> advantage to pick and choose the software with > the > >>> multiple cd's and dvd's. > >>> > >>> One of advantages of the LiveCD is to test the > >>> hardware before you install, but it only has a > >> limited > >>> amount of software. Should Fedora Board stick > to > >>> their guns, why not make a LiveDVD with as much > >>> software as possible. And if possible, also > make > >> a > >>> special spin of cd isos as they had before. > This > >> will > >>> keep users happy and quickly forget the bad > >> episodes. > >>> Regards, > >>> > >>> Antonio > >> One thing that I have never quite understood > about > >> this argument. Granted > >> that dialup is very limited. But if it so much > >> trouble and takes so long to > >> download a single CD, install it, and then add > few > >> extra desired packages by > >> downloading just them why is it *not* more time > >> consuming and more trouble > >> to download 5 CDs which contain many packages > that > >> you will probably never use? > >> > >> It seems to me that one CD and several packages > add > >> later, the way it is for > >> F7, would be easier and faster to download and > >> install. What am I missing? > > > > You download the cd's from a fast internet > connection, > > i.e, at work using their bandwidth. At home, fast > > connections are not possible, no dsl, so dialup is > the > > only viable connection. Also one can order the > CD's > > through online vendors and then install from > there. > > > > Regards, > > > > Antonio > > Now that makes sense. But no one has ever said that. > > I don't know where you are Antonio, and it is none > of my business either, > ;-) but were I am a good DVD+RW burner costs about > $30 US dollars. > > > -- > > David > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list David, I do have dvd drives on my pcs. They pass the media checks and all, but installtion fails at one point or another. However, the LiveCD does intall. Thanks, Antonio ____________________________________________________________________________________ Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car Finder tool. http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/
