Paul Jewell via "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." <guix-devel@gnu.org> writes:
> Evening all, > > > Please forgive my ignorance if I have missed anything but: > > - does anyone actually install from a CD these days? > - Can an ISO be bigger than a CD then be installed on a memory stick? > > It strikes me that this is like King Canute holding back the tide. Package > size > growth is pretty inevitable, and even if work now can bring the size down to > that of a CD, the same problem will occur in the not too distant future. > > Is it really a problem? Please educate me! :) > Well if GNU Guix/Hurd System ever becomes a thing, you will need a CD to install the Hurd. The Hurd currently does not have usb support. Though work is ongoing to fix this. Also the current Debian GNU/Hurd requires a CD to install in real hardware. > > -- > Paul
