On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:36:01 -0500, Tom Horsley wrote: > If ISO space is an issue, why not go whole hog: Get rid of ISOs > completely, and replace them with simple lists of rpms that are > merely suggestions from the editors for different groups of > packages that seem useful for different purposes. > > Then provide a tool that lets you build your own ISO from > scratch with whatever rpms you want, starting with an editor > suggestion, or some list of your own favorites. (Or build > a live CD or live DVD from the same list so you can try it out > first). [Note that jigdo is already a bit like this]. > That'd be really really nice at least as an option, for people who already know what they want. Sort of the way you configure a dell at dell.com before you buy it. I bet this would actually reduce the downloads overall. I, for one, never use open office so I won't download it to begin with. Nor will I download some 40Mb of japanese fonts that at one point were a dependency for tetex. And the list can go on and on. I would only build a minimal list of packages I actually use. I like the no iso proposal, provided I can create my own, if need be.
