Oh please. Enough already with the lame excuses... there is nothing wrong with proposing an idea... in the States we call that brainstorming and its
Just because you need it doesnt mean everybody need it. If Opensuse was about to solve all use cases, we would end up with a 8 DVD set, with debug information, source, pictures of all developers, small demo videos. Then we would have a 4 DVD set with only the full tree and source. Another 2 DVD set for those wanting only full tree. Then all those dvds with and without non-oss applications.
Then we would need all that in CDs, because not everybody have DVDsm lets think of everyone. So we would like a 24 CD set with everything on it (debian, anyone?). Then another set of 5 CDs, for those who like old system. Then a more compact set of 3 CDs, like it is now (but we can say its just the 3 first discs of the 5 set). But then we need a one cd, because everybody say we need it, to look like ubuntu, with one cd and crappy software selection. But then we need one CD with kde and another one with GNOME, as we want everybody happy, dont we? As we are dealing with every case, we want one with xfce and openbox too (could be the same). People also complain there should be a livecd, but siome people dont like it. Add few more cds and dvds for that too.
And then lets multiply by 3 all those sets, cause we need for x86, x86-64 and ppc. I myself having used sparc boxes for some time, I kinda have feelings for them, and since we are on the demands race, I for one would like a port of all that to sparc arch.
Now do you know what that mean? That we NEED lame escuses, it seems, to keep the sanity of the release. So again, if you really need, make one dvd. Teere are lots of ways f doing it, I believe people in this thread are not that dumb, google will show that. All you need to do is having to do some work, maybe host it somewhere once its done.
Willing to do something, instead of simply telling people to do something is actually better than brainstorm. Its called "one step ahead"
Marcio --- druid I would support Marcios position on this.... It is useful to have a base configuration on media but the addons and more specialist bits one should be able to retrieve on an as needed basis. Besides many of the non-base applications are in a continual state of development and
Druid wrote: personal I would prefer to get the latest copy as a single download to installimg from media and then upgrading. Personally I think the simpler things are kept the better, complexity leads to obscurity, unreliability, and a lot of work those who have to pull all the bits an pieces together.