On Fri 31 May 2013 at 15:11:50 -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote: > On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > Michael Gilbert <mgilb...@debian.org> (31/05/2013): > >> It would probably be good to get that discussion started early during > >> this cycle to reduce the surprise factor. > >> > >> Since it was rather difficult to fit gnome onto 1 cd in wheezy (and I > >> think some pieces were left off anyway), I think it makes sense now to > >> start moving toward something like xfce as the default that's small, > >> and mostly capable, and 4.10 (now making its way into unstable) brings > >> much needed accessibility features. > > > > A somewhat related question is whether we're going to keep trying to > > fit stuff onto CD#1, as opposed to moving to supporting various “USB > > key sizes”. If I'm not mistaken, Steve has expressed such a wish (or > > intent) during the last wheezy preparation steps. > > As a point of reference, I still have (and use every now and then) an > old laptop that has a cd-rom but no dvd-rom, and its bios does not > support usb booting.
I have two desktops and a laptop (not all that old, five years) which do not entertain booting from USB. So you learn to be resourceful. For Debian we have the hd-media kernel and initrd. grub-mkrescue will make an iso with them and include a grub.cfg. iso-scan will find whatever ISO you choose to put on another USB stick. I hope Debian will continue to support those of us have such 'ancient' machines. Eventually, we are going to run out of ideas or patience with fitting a useful GNOME, KDE etc on CD#1. Its a lost battle. This is the time for innovation. Get it discussed and decided now and not two or three months before the next release. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130602183635.GB26394@desktop