Keith Mitchell wrote:
> Hi Jean,
>
>>
>> This project proposes to implement the following:
>> 1) LiveCD contents are installed from media.
>> 2) Selected package collections are available to customize the 
>> installation via IPS.
>>
>> Phase 1 of the project will install the software collections from the 
>> network
>> Phase 2 of the project will allow installing the software collections 
>> from the IPS repo on a disk.
>>
> Does this mean that the contents of the liveCD would be stripped down, 
> removing items from the collections? If so, how does this affect the 
> user's ability to use the liveCD as a "try before you buy" experience? 
> Or, would the contents of the liveCD stay the same, but only get 
> partially installed? Or will the collections only include items that 
> are presently not on the liveCD?
>
Collections should only augment the LiveCD, though it is possible that 
there might be an overlap. This shouldn't create a problem except 
perhaps for additional download time. It is possible packages might, in 
time, be moved from the LiveCD to a collection due to space limitations.

Frank

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