Don't forget about Debian Jigdo:
http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/

It allows you to download all the latest files needed
for a Debian CD and then creates an .iso. I've used it
a few times and it works great. I can see where this
would be good to use for a friend who is on a dial-up
connection but wants the latest.

--- will hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Having a job is better than not having one, even if
> that means going to work on MG.
> 
> Trying to keep a current DVD sounds hopelessly
> impractical.  Hardly a day goes by when some package
> somewhere is not improved some way.  The Debian way
> of using free software so that anyone can make a
> mirror works better than ROMs.  Unless they only
> burn DVDs for each sale, they will have plenty of
> archives, kind of like AOL CDs.  Debian's use of
> free software, so that anyone can have a mirror, and
> network installs works much better.
> 
> On 2004.02.24 07:58 Alvaro Zuniga wrote:
> > Hello everyone:
> > Very silent this days, lets assume everyone is
> enjoying mardigrass!
> > 
> > This is an interesting project. I wonder if they
> will keep archives of
> > previous releases?
> > 
> >
>
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=04/02/23/2034208
> > 
> > 
> 
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John Hebert
Official BRLUG Linux Curmudgeon
Open Source Ankle Biter

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