-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/27/2010 10:32 AM, Jaroslav Reznik wrote: > On Friday, August 27, 2010 04:26:54 pm Bert Desmet wrote: >> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Chris Tyler <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 10:00 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: >>>> On Fri, 2010-08-27 at 08:57 -0500, inode0 wrote: >>>>> Experience helps predict demand, of course it changes over time so >>>>> there is some guesswork involved but there is guesswork in predicting >>>>> the overall demand also. >>>>> >>>>> FAmNA at least has considered this in the past and I don't recall why >>>>> it was rejected but I imagine it was because it was more expensive >>>>> and media already eats a very large hunk of the budget. >>>>> >>>>> The ambassadors who both produce and distribute the media are in a >>>>> really good position to make informed choices in this area and in the >>>>> case of FAmNA I'll make sure this is reconsidered the next time media >>>>> production rolls around. >>>> >>>> Thanks John. It struck me as being a good idea as after LinuxCon I have >>>> *no* 64-bit media, and I have a stack of 40 32-bit live & dvd install >>>> discs. Almost nobody wanted 32-bit. >>>> >>>> ~m >>> >>> I found the same thing with this last release, a sharp change from the >>> previous 64bit:32bit ratio. (Might not be that long before we can drop >>> 32 bit for pressed media). >> >> +1 >> most cpu's (3years old and newer) support 64bit anyway >> but aren't there some atom cpu's that don't support 64bit? #notsure > > Yes, there are - usually netbooks (80%) without CD/DVD drive. Another 20% are > nettops - and it could be problem (these machines can be equiped with slim > drive). > Might I make another suggestion? Encourage interested parties to bring (or purchase nearby) a 4GB flash drive and just set up a couple stations for creating their own bootable flash drive, either with the live media or the DVD install. - -- Stephen Gallagher RHCE 804006346421761 Delivering value year after year. Red Hat ranks #1 in value among software vendors. http://www.redhat.com/promo/vendor/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkx31i4ACgkQeiVVYja6o6NunACcDjL0ONCDU5j6aYvcgk516C1a 8aIAoKMym2go+HZTtIw1J7DEZJyYyTI5 =3pFZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
