[Mageia-dev] Alpha2 iso content

Fri Mar 4 22:20:20 CET 2011

Op vrijdag 04 maart 2011 22:17:10 schreef Anne nicolas:
+> 2011/3/4 Maarten Vanraes <maarten.vanraes at gmail.com>:
+> > Op vrijdag 04 maart 2011 20:19:01 schreef Anne nicolas:
+> >> 2011/3/4 Wolfgang Bornath <molch.b at googlemail.com>:
+> >> > 2011/3/4 Maarten Vanraes <maarten.vanraes at gmail.com>:
+> >> >> installation via non-local FTP takes a very long time to do... a lot
+> >> >> longer then iso install or installing from local rsync
+> >> > 
+> >> > Well, this has been a discussion at all times as it depends on what
+> >> > you want to install. If you want to install a small system you may be
+> >> > better off with an ftp installation than downloading a large ISO from
+> >> > the same server as you use for installation. So, as I said, I'd like
+> >> > to have both for choice.
+> >> > 
+> >> > tmb wrote:
+> >> >> The minimal boot.iso is already available
+> >> > 
+> >> > Yes, I know and I already tested it :)
+> >> 
+> >> Also as stated already we will have dual arch iso which is 32 / 64
+> >> bits iso (700Mo)
+> > 
+> > I'm aware of that, i was just talking about the alpha2, if it'd be
+> > smaller, it'd be faster to be tested on, that is all.
+> 
+> I will not make isos specifically for alpha... The sooner we test full
+> list of packages the better it is. If you need smaller iso then use
+> boot.iso or dual
+
+ok, i did say if it was too much trouble we shouldn't do it.
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