On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 03:49:24AM -0800, David de Hilario Richards wrote: > When I downloaded the DVD images on the url below I thought that I needed > to download all 3 DVDs in order to install Debian etch. It seems that I > was mistaken and only the 1st DVD is needed for the default install. > > I think that this puts off many people which think that they need to > download 13GB worth of DVDs when only the first is really needed.
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ This is supporting my earlier comments about /distrib/ and /distrib/netinst... we went from too much obfuscation to too little explanation :) I think we should modify /distrib/ so that it doesn't just link to the megalomanic d-i dl page, but instead it should go like: * one item describing installations *without* network access, meaning: /CD/http-ftp/ + /CD/torrent-cd/ + /CD/jigdo-cd/ [1] * one item for installations *with* network access link to /distrib/netinst/ [1] This looks like a reiteration of /distrib/cd, but when done in the /distrib/ page, it won't be adding an extra step, which was why this was reverted over two years ago in http://cvs.debian.org/webwml/english/distrib/cd.wml?root=webwml&r1=1.5&r2=1.6&diff_format=h At the same time, we have two different approaches. The /distrib/ page needs to enable people to quickly get to a fair option. The /CD/ pages weren't designed for that, they were designed so that they present the entirety of options. So, that would need to be fixed up. * The http-ftp page concentrates on various options, and mirrors. For /distrib/, we just need a direct link to the stable CD/DVD images, linking /debian-cd/ directories is a bad idea (it leads to users wandering around). Links to mirrors are a secondary matter, because cdimage.d.o can usually take the beating. * The torrent-cd page is better, it links directly to the directories of 4.0_r1 etc. For /distrib/, we just need it to warn against downloading anything more than the first CD/DVD in any set. Or maybe just make it link just the first file. * The jigdo-cd page looks like a lost cause to me... it may even be inappropriate for /distrib/ linkage, because it's not nearly as straightforward as other options. It's similar to netboot. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]