[Mageia-dev] Mageia 3 final set of isos

Wed Sep 19 10:27:03 CEST 2012

Am 19.09.2012 09:40, schrieb Anne Nicolas:
+> Hi there
+>
+> So here is the discussion about what isos we should keep or have for
+> final release. We had several (many!) proposals on that topics and we
+> need to take some decisions.
+>
+> Here are some prerequisites I can see for what I can read in comments
+> and review about Mageia on the web.
+>
+> - provide a full open source software version
+> - provide CD iso(s) so that it can be quick to download (people having
+> low band-width or paying depending how much they use it)
+> - provide live version(s)
+> - decrease isos number. QA is just a hell on the set we had for Mageia 2
+> - provide localization as large as possible
+> - provide isos including major drivers including proprietary one to make
+> it easier to install and configure
+>
+
+Here is my proposal:
+2 DVDs (32 and 64 bit)
+2 LiveCDs KDE (32/64 bit)
+2 LiveCDs GNOME (32/64 bit)
+2 USB KDE (32/64 bit) ~1GB large (same as LiveCDs but with all languages)
+2 USB GNOME (32/64 bit) ~1GB large (same as LiveCDs but with all languages)
+1 dual arch CD
+-------
+11 ISOs instead of 19 (the current state)
+
+Explanation:
+Only 2 LiveCDs per DE: Just put the most used languages or maybe only 
+English on it. LiveCDs are usefull to check if everything is supported 
+and bugfree or as a rescue system. This can be done with english as 
+well. If you install the LiveCD a language selection could be used to 
+download the preferred language.
+
+4 USB Images:
+Nearly the same as the LiveCDs but as an USB-Image. So we are more 
+flexible with the size of the ISOs. I guess ~1GB is usefull, as you can 
+put all languages on it but is still small enough for a quick download 
+or for restricted bandwidth ...
+
+2 DVDs as it it now
+
+If we try to focus on USB-Images, we may get rid of the 64bit LiveCD Images.
+
+Regards,
+Thorsten
+
+> Keep in mind that what you want is not necessarily what another one
+> want. So let start proposals here and discussion. Please add all
+> explanations to your proposal.
+>
+> Let say we take one week on this so until 26/09 then we will make a
+> final proposal
+>
+> Cheers
+>
+
+