Considering the vast difference in retail costs between CD's and DVD it is smarter to avoid the DVD.
well.. considering that the box comes with *both* cds and dvds, there's no issue here. during install, you can either use a single dvd or swap between the cds. your price comparison can only be coming from comparing music cds to video dvds. how does that have anything to do with software distribution? in both cases, your dealing with separate groups who have been in trouble several times for price fixing (after claiming lower prices as a selling point before switching over to the format). i've seen a grand total of one program that was sold on cd and dvd separately, and guess what? they were the same price! (although baldur's gate had a dvd available, it was only to people who had bought the game on cd and they charged $5 s&h)
If the sources are not on the CD's where are they? Online??
at first, they'll be available on the second dvd. once the distro is available online, the sources will be available there as well. -- trey