On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 8:55 AM, Frank Murphy <frankly3d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 12/03/10 19:27, Adam Williamson wrote: > --snipped-- >>> >>> Bringing it back to dialup. >>> Fedora liveCD 500-700mb >>> CentOS DVD 3.5GB app. >>> Fedora 1, CentOS 0 >> >> In my experience, many users with restricted bandwidth actually prefer a >> *larger* install image, as then they at least have a databank of >> software available without an internet connection. > > I bow to your experience. > > They will often >> acquire a DVD image from someone with a faster connection, or just by >> buying a DVD through the post or whatever, and then they can install >> most everything they need without using the internet connection. This is >> not possible with the restricted range of software available on the live >> image. > > > Then why not change the way Fedora is presented in the release notes. > (said in half jest yesterday, by myself) > That to keep Fedora fully updated > "A highspeed internet connection is recommended" Yes, why not. Sounds absolutely fair play to me. -- LG Thomas Dubium sapientiae initium -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
