On Thu, 2007-02-15 at 16:01 +0000, Dimitrios Glezos wrote: > O/H Joachim Frieben έγραψε: > >> 3. Need to provide a way to install via media for the following > >> cases: > >> > >> * Desktop environment > >> * Developer use > > > > Isn't the "workstation" class an already well established term and preferable to chose? > > Since I've been asked a couple of times why we are planning on shipping a > Desktop spin and not a Laptop spin (!), this argument might indeed have a base. > It is more accurate (the "opposite" of Server is Workstation, not Dekstop) and > more correctly translated to other languages. > > Also, I suggest to also ship a *Minimal* spin. For the users who have aDSL > (which are probably most of our users), downloading the needed packages via > Anaconda is probably quicker than downloading a whole DVD (besides, burning a CD > is cheaper than a DVD). I usually download only one CD (which I write on a CDRW) > to do the install, so it would be nice if that iso was 100 instead of 600MB. > Besides, now that Anaconda has "Extras" support, more users would actually make > use of this Minimal spin, since it doesn't reflect to "minimal installation" but > more to "minimal download size". > > Finally, would it be possible to install from minimal and have it download > *updated* packages instead of the default-release ones? This way, installing FC7 > 4 months after its release would mean downloading only 100MB + 2GB instead of > 4GB (DVD) plus 1GB (updates). > > My 2 cents. > > -d A. It can already be done with the rescue image. (linux askmethod) B. It only makes sense -if- Anaconda also supports -updates out of the box. There's no sense in download the package once (during the initial installation) just to download it again once you hit the first upgrade. - Gilboa -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
