Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2058 mails)

[Basil Chupin <blchupin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Clayton wrote:
> > alphas or betas available. Nevertheless, it is STILL possible to make
> > available a version of the latest alpha or beta or release of SuSE even
> > for the 56KB dial-up user - be it in a DVD format or otherwise - because
> > the dial-up has at his/her disposal software which will download the
> > appropriate file (ISO eg) over a period of a week or so.
> >     
>
> They (the CD ISOs) are available as an http download as well as a Torrent...
> http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Downloads
>
> So.. the user does have a choice.  OK, granted the DVD ISOs are
> Torrent only, but... who in their right mind would try to download a
> 4.8GB DVD ISO over a 56K dialup connection? 

Hey, it is a matter of freedom of choice for an individual as to what 
s/he wants to do. But more importantly, there are people who cannot 
afford broadband - and, in very many cases, even in the 
Ooonited-States-of-Aaamerika, do not have access to broadband but only 
have dial-up access.

Lets' not be elitist in our comments :-) .

>  If you were lucky and had
> a steady connection with no slowdowns by overhead, that would take a
> solid week... at least... the realityis, including overhead, more like
> almost 10 days.  By that time the Beta test would be into the next
> release :-P
>   
As I stated, it is a matter of personal choice - provided that the 
persons are given the ability to make that choice.

Cheers.


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