> On Fri, 2002-10-11 at 10:27, Jesse Keating wrote: >> On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:00:17 -0500 >> "Nathan" <tron@ircd-net.org> wrote: >> >> # >> # There are three CDs and there sure should be some small >> # space left to put the i586 RPM build of the smp kernel on there. >> >> NO, there isn't. If you look at the size of each of the CD's, there >> is not 10 continues megs worth of space left, also not enough to >> include the corresponding .src.rpm. Perhaps what you really should >> do, instead of shouting about poor service, and poor products, is call >> Red Hat and discuss getting a resolution as to why you think your >> hardware needs the SMP kernel, even though you only have one >> processor. This sounds like the logical solution, but I may be >> expecting too much out of you. > > There may be a solution to this problem we've overlooked. In the "old > days" Red Hat Linux was distributed on one installation CD and one > sources CD. There were also separate Applications and Power Tools CDs. > I think it may be time to go back to a similar plan. As core system > files get larger and more numerous, they have to compete with > applications like OpenOffice.org for CD space. Something has *got* to > give. > > --Doc Savage > Fairview Heights, IL Or DVD? :-) (Then I guess people will complain that the CD version doesn't have everything on the DVD version - sigh) -- -Cheers -Andrew MS ... if only he hadn't been hang gliding! -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
