On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 23:39, Hans Witvliet wrote:
Hm, well comparing what is on the dvd and on the online installation tree, there is some discrapancy. So either one should start distributing the distro on a blu-ray (holds 50G) or ship the box with an USB-stick.
But somehome i've got the distinct feeling that Dl-DD dvd are a bit cheaper than same-size usb-stick. Could be wrong tho...
Dual layer DVDs might be cheaper than USB stick, but if you have computers (latops/netbooks etc.) like I do, with no DVD drive at all.... you can't burn the DVD ISO to DVD.... and even if I did have the installer on DVD, I can't use it since I don't have a DVD drive installed in the computer... USB is the only installation medium choice I have (yes I know I can do a net install, but I'm not always guaranteed a net connection during the install process... yes I know I could also go buy an external DVD drive). Caveat, I do have a DVD burner on one computer... but I haven't used it in a long long time, and don't have DVD banks to burn to anyway. My case might be a bit lopsided but... I'm seeing it more and more with machines I support.... these non-DVD machines are starting to pop up more and more... and when I'm asked to do an install, USB is often the only practical choice. I still don't see a good reason why the DVD ISO isn't a hybrid that can easily be dropped onto USB like the Live CDs can be. Maybe there is one... dunno. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org