Le mar 16/09/2003 à 06:05, Warly a écrit : > Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Warly, is there any reason not to make a 4th (entirely optional) ISO of > > ~ 200MB? > > We have this dilemma about the download edition: > > - download is a marketting product which should be better as possible > to make users switch or use mandrake and then buy something. > > - download is a direct (gratis) competitor to our other products, > powerpack, discovery...
What about this : server stuff ( wizards, optimized binaries + specific extensions ) should be only in PowerPack/Corporate/Club. For example in dl edition : standard apache + basic wizard. in powerpack/Corporate/Club : advx + complete wizard ( more features as settings virtual servers + security settings + .... ) So you remain open ( as someone in Club can grab the rpm/source ) but normally for advanced features you'd better use powerpack/... download edition offers introduction to linux, easy basic wizard. For advanced stuff you have to do it yourself. It's like for flash/java/realplayer. Even if there were OpenSource, I will not put them in dl edition : the user can grab them himself but will have to configure also himself. with pack, everything is provided and configuration is straightforward. For example in Pack/Club you supply a wizard that can configure for you an LDAP/NFS auth ( install+configuration of NFS, LDAP, autofs ) + a wizard to configure easily the clients against this server. And so on. One or two people should only be dedicated to write these wizards. Others are working one the base ( common to dl and Pack/Club ). Few packages will be different or provides with some custom config files. > My personnal point of view: > I think our future is in a club-like way of doing business, and that > the best the download will be, the more people will give back, so publish > as many CDs as needed (7 with contribs, DVD isos...). Each 6 month I buy the PowerPack for my society and update the computers. I'm willing to be in club, but what's the advantages ? If I could have all that I have in pack, or by just burning iso on ftp club I could have the Pack edition, I try to join club ( in fact convince my boss to join club ), but if for me it'sd less interesting ... Discount ? I don't use apps for which you have discount ( or the only one I may buy is StarOffice ), so it's not interesting for me. --- To be or not to be ? That is the question. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
