On 03/16/2010 02:31 PM, Paul W. Frields wrote: > On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 09:18:28AM -0600, Draciron Smith wrote: > >> There are still tons of machines out there which do not have a DVD and >> especially in third world countries where older hardware is the norm >> the price of a DVD reader is going to be as much as the machine they >> want to put it into. >> >> Me personally I have several ancient machines who don't even have EIDE >> support and finding a just plain IDE DVD reader would be nearly >> impossible. About all they are good for is playing around with and >> using as data/print servers but if you require a DVD to install they >> become scrap metal. >> >> Sides if your going to use a DVD what's the point of using a live CD? >> Why not just get the full install? Seems kinda pointless. >> > There's still a netinst.iso that's far less than CD sized -- something > like 175 MB, I think -- that can be used for a network based > installation on a box with only CD capacity available True, but the people who are going to be bit hardest by needing a DVD reader (people in "developing nations", people living under various types of socio-economic disadvantage in "developed nations") are the same people who are unlikely to have access to cheap, reliable, high-speed Internet connections. -- docs mailing list docs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/docs
