Adrian

>>> Reply on 20-10-2006 14:04:56 <<<>
> We're currently planning to produce the following media for
> installation:
>
> * 5 CDs, you need CDs 1-3 for a normal installation with just GNOME or
>   KDE (any language)

 

I think 5CDs are supportable. But for a future release it would be very nice if the distribution of the packages could be optimized in a way that not so many CDs would be needed for a Standard installation (standard installation shall mean what get's installed if I just click NEXT all the times, as most users anyhow do). I think at least shrinking this to TWO CDs (better would be ONE) should be possible.

>
> * 1 AddOn CD with only binary packages on it
>

 

I assume it will contain about the same things as up to now? Java, Flash, Real and so on? Something completely new to know about this Disc?

> * 1 AddOn CD with language packages that are used for our tier 2
>   languages (tier 1 languages are english, french, italian, spanish,
>   german, chinese, japanese and czech - and support for those is on
>   the standard 5 CDs) (the 5 CDs have support for installation in
>   *all* languages, just extra packages are only on this extra media)
>

 

The CD should be well marked on the download site, informing users what for exactly this CD is. Like: What features do you get in plus (feature means: what program(s) get support for more languages)

> * 1 DVD containing the contents of the above 7 media (the DVD will
>   only come with the final version to save bandwidth and mirror space)
>

Nothing to say about. Just don't create a 8th CD, or the DVD will be to small (if the CDs are full)

> * a FTP tree with open source packages (only for the final version)
>
> * a FTP tree with binary packages (only for the final version)
>

 

Will the FTP tree again contain more packages than the CDs/DVD? I assume it does.

In this case, I absolutely would like to see the question during the installation to add/replace the CD/DVD Installation source by the FTP-Tree. Default selection would most probably be "no", as far not everybody has a high speed internet connection.

 

Comments on this? Or already implemented? (Alpha 5 did not offer something like this)

 

>
> The DVD we delivered with Alpha5 has the content of the above
> mentioned DVD,
>
> Andreas
> --

Regards,

Dominique