On Wed, 2009-11-18 at 17:35 -0800, J.H. wrote: > Bryan J Smith wrote: > > Bryan J Smith wrote: > >> If you're an expert, you use a network install anyway. I have a > >> PCMCIA card I throw into my T60 as eth1 that brings up a DHCP and > >> services TFTP and Apache only when it exists, precisely for network > >> booting all sorts of releases. > > > > J.H. wrote: > >> Could get rid of media tests completely by using network based > >> installers, like boot.kernel.org ;-) > > > > Anaconda exists for many reasons. > > > > I don't know of many distros offering all sorts of advanced storage > > setup other than Anaconda. Let's not re-invent the wheel ... again. > > I think you completely missed the point of boot.kernel.org, it's got > *NOTHING* to do with Anaconda. boot.kernel.org allows you to network > boot a computer over the internet, with my original point & intent being > - you don't need a media test when you network install a computer. > > More or less exactly what you were suggesting, only I'm trying to take > the 'expert' portion out of the statement. More to the point it's a network boot to /get/ to Anaconda, avoiding the burning a CD step. However trying to compare the "ease" of using boot.kernel.org to burning a Fedora CD and booting it is laughable. -- Jesse Keating RHCE (http://jkeating.livejournal.com) Fedora Project (http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JesseKeating) GPG Public Key (geek.j2solutions.net/jkeating.j2solutions.pub) identi.ca (http://identi.ca/jkeating)
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