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. -- Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org