> On Nov 8, 2017, at 2:40 PM, Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> wrote: > > > Hi Jerome, > >> Maybe the installer should just assume FULL install + sources > > Not really. Almost nobody installs all sources at the same time > and I would not even want the option in the installer: Instead, > I prefer to have the option to install + PACKAGES with sources. > Then I can unzip only those sources that I need, instead of all > of them at the same time. > > Also, I would hope that people understand that FULL will be 100s > of MB while BASE gives you everything you loved in MS DOS times > plus a lot more while still needing only a few dozen MB space :-) > > In other words, I hope people will see that both FULL and BASE > are nice choices. You could disable the FULL install and show a > message why, if there is enough space for BASE but not for FULL. > > You could do for example the following: > > Calculate sizes of BASE and FULL and if you really think it will > help the sizes of either with sources. In all cases, assume 32 kB > cluster size to be on the safe side. In other words, round UP to > multiples of 32 kB. Then add 5 MB safety margin. And if desired, > 2x the size of the old OS directory if "backup old OS" is active. > > If there is less space than calculated, warn the user that FreeDOS > will probably not fit, but allow to continue nevertheless if the > user decides to continue. If there is enough space, tell the user > that the install will take circa PREDICTEDVALUE of FREESPACE and > leave REMAININGVALUE or more free. Then the user can be happy to > hear about the "or more" part :-) > > Cheers, Eric
Or, just put a note on the download page saying it requires X mb free space for a full install and Y for only Base. Then let the user worry about the problem. I don’t recall the poll numbers for use case. But, I have the impression that the majority of users are not installing onto an existing system with minimal free space. Mostly, they are installing into a virtual machine. Some are setting up legacy hardware on clean machines. I just don’t see it as a problem should take priority over other issues. Maybe I’m wrong. But, that’s my 2 cents worth. :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
