Re: Fedora 32 System-Wide Change proposal: Drop Optical Media Release Criterion

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On Saturday, December 14, 2019 10:42:57 AM MST Adam Williamson wrote:
> > What is the process for this now? i.e. is this only tested once virtual cd
> >  image tests have been completed?
> 
> 
> Yes, but I don't see the *relevance* of that. You keep mentioning it,
> but I don't see what it has to do with the Change at all. The physical
> testing takes the same time either way.

To clarify, I only asked this once, because it was an obvious area to remove 
the need for physical media, if it wasn't already done. I didn't really expect 
a different answer, but didn't want to run with an assumption.

> It would be nearly impossible to do the physical testing before virtual
> tests have run, because the virtual tests are automated, openQA runs
> them as soon as the compose completes. If virtual optical media boot is
> broken we find out approximately 10 minutes after the compose completes
> (5 minutes for the tests to be scheduled and the Everything network
> install ISO to be downloaded, 5 minutes for the test to time out).
> 
> 
> > As for having a DVD burner, that's been a standard option on workstations
> > since ~2005.
> 
> 
> Well...not really. It *was* a standard option in 2005. It is
> increasingly becoming less standard as time goes on.

I find it hard to believe that this is just something I'm experiencing, but 
here's a little anecdote. I recently ordered a set of RHEL certified 
workstations from Dell. We never mentioned that we needed a CD/DVD drive, and 
yet each system had a DVD R/W drive.

-- 
John M. Harris, Jr.
Splentity

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