On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:17:13 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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On 2012-08-22 17:23, Jim Henderson wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:43:07 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
It would still require testing, or there would be the chance that something went wrong in the mastering process and the ISO wouldn't boot or work properly.
And of course, sometimes updates introduce regressions, so you'd need to make sure no regressions were introduced that made things worse.
Which is why I said that both DVDs should be in offer, and the other offered as an "minor" or experimental alternative. The people installing that would do the testing and reporting :-)
The point of the exercise, though, was stated to be to reduce the frustration new users have when downloading the original GM media. Now if this "experimental" idea results in more frustration because it doesn't work, then isn't that going to result in people giving up? If they have to download the ISO twice to get something that works for them. Better to catch those problems during the actual release beta cycle, isn't it?
I understand that that susestudio does this updating automatically when it generates the iso, perhaps it is not that difficult to generate that ISO. It is the ensuring that it is correct and the mirrorring that has issues.
It's not a question of generating the ISO. It's a question of making sure that the ISO that's generated actually works on a diverse set of hardware and results in a clean installation. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org