CD and DVD ISO images

[John Summerfield]

Ed Greshko wrote:

>> It is a silly question:-) It misses the point, which is to make Fedora 
>> easier to share and to install on machines which lack DVD drives and 
>> good Internet access.
> 
> Well, you keep mentioning "Neither helps install sans network" and 
> statements that seem to indicate that lack of network is part of the 
> hurdle.
yes, both of
1. No good network.
2. CD drive but not DVD.
> 
> I've never had a problem to install on a system without a DVD drive but 
> a good network connection.  I've used the "Live CD" method or downloaded 
> the DVD iso and did a network install.

My proposal addresses the cases of no DVD drive but CD, and no good 
networking.

> 
> So, I guess whatever solution you're proposing is redundant for me.

Sure, it's not for everyone. However, I sometimes would like both, and 
the cost of providing CD isos imbedded in DVD isos and used for 
installing is pretty small.

> 
>>>
>>> Wouldn't it be somewhat better to go with something like CentOS which 
>>> already has CD ISO images?  A distro such as CentOS is also more 
>>> stable...as in less frequent updates.  So, if you don't have internet 
>>> access no need to worry about how to get the 47 or so updates that 
>>> come out every so often.
>>>
>> haven't you noticed my description of Fedora?
>> http://fcp.surfsite.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=45800&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&start=0 
> 
> 
> Doesn't ring a bell....
"rolling beta" and words about the wisdom of using it for important work.



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