On Tue 02 Apr 2019 at 18:14:17 -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Brian composed on 2019-04-02 20:55 (UTC+0100): > > > On Tue 02 Apr 2019 at 14:08:15 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > >> I have a spindle of memorex cd-r's, and I've now downloaded and burnt 4 > >> copy's of the buster netinstall image to a series of them. > > My open spool of Office Depot CD-R probably still has 30 or more, and I think > I > have an unopened one squirreled away. My spool of Memorex CD-RW likely more > than > 30, which will probably cover whatever life I have remaining when the Office > Depot > supplies are exhausted. > > > 99% of users write netinstall images to a a USB stick. > > Cite please? If there are 100 users on this list, Gene plus Greg plus me would > make 3%. :-D
If there are a thousand users, it would be 0.3%. > > They know > > the technology is reliable > > Depends how reliable is defined: > > USB media reliably has insufficient space to write with > pen/chalk/crayon/marker on > the media container what the media contains. > > USB media commonly differs in size or shape from other USB media. > > USB media has *no* convenient library system, unlike DVDs & CDs, for which > uniform > size and shape plastic containers with convenient additional labeling > facility are > available, for which drawers and boxes and the like are available to library. > > USB media fairly often usurps the normal boot device's device name(s). > > In the instant case, USB substantially over-supplies space for the half-CD or > less > required to fit the iso, keeping unit cost high for single or limited use > media. > > Anyone tried to buy 2GB or smaller USB devices lately? I haven't seen any in > stores in years. These points may be valid but not in the context of writing a Debian image to a USB stick. > > and provides a bootable image. The other > > 1% takes a different path which, very often, involves other people > > in some work - like posting to -user. > > USB sticks don't cause the same? I have yet to see a well-documented, repeatable failure of cat debian_iso > /dev/sdX which has given rise to any deteailed discussion. -- Brian.