On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Anders Johansson wrote:
I think you just answered your own question there. Have you ever tried an ISO download from home? Even over a cable modem?
Most of us have good/decent/speedy connections at office - or some friend of ours has the same at University, or at office - where a .ISO can be downloaded and burnt - and then shared freely amongst 50-100 people very well. When I needed installation media for my standalone home PC, I preferred Red Hat ISOs to SUSE's HDD based installation. Because - RHL was available - and becuase HDD based installation for 8.0 is BUGGY and IMPOSSIBLE. At least I am yet to meet someone who did it successfully. Although - I am going to dedicate my efforts in creating bootable ISOs - when I have more time. 7 days have gone in already - and I know three ways how it won't work.
With ftp installs you download what you install, no more. With ISOs you download the lot, whether you need it or not.
Duh ! Even a minimal download of a consistent system would be some 400 MB of so. Fat selective improvement !!! Tried doing that successfully over a dial-up line? Rohit ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com