[Mageia-discuss] Suggestions

Thu Oct 28 03:41:51 CEST 2010

Le mercredi 27 octobre 2010 à 21:13 -0400, andre999 a écrit :
+>     
+> Why not have "one" ISOs on "small" DVDs ?
+> Say 1G, 1,5G instead of 4,7G
+> We don't have to insist on CDs.
+> Maybe call them "one plus" ISOs ?
+
+This was said numerous time in the past , but I guess not enough since
+people keep asking for it.
+
+There is people who ask for cd, in brazil, angola or other country with
+slightly less developed hardwares at their disposition.
+
+So to satisfy them, cd isos still need to be used.
+
+> Localising the package descriptions shouldn't take a lot of space, 
+> compared with localising the software included.
+
+Take a look at the number I gave :
+"Synthesis is 750 k big, hdlist is 46 m big." 
+
+So what you want would requires a third format for indexes, because
+hdlist is too big and not flexible enough, (iirc), and synthesis is
+unsuitable too by design ( that just value separated by @ ). Synthesis
+is more ever quite fragile, and adding description would surely break it
+(imho). 
+
+> I really don't understand the real advantage of separating the package 
+> description from the package.  To save 1% of ISO space ?  At what price 
+> complexity ?
+
+As said, the synthesis format take less space than the complete format.
+So for 45 mo, yes, the complexity of having 2 formats is worth.
+
+-- 
+Michael Scherer
+
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