On Saturday 14 January 2006 08:00, Dan LaBine wrote:
> Grumpy_Penguin wrote:
> > DSL linux has proved that you can put a distro in 50Mb or less
> > a CD single holds about 250 Mb I think that a distro that would fit
> > on one of those would have the advantage of a fast install
>
> Yup. A DVD-sized distro might be OK if you have a RAM factory at your
> disposal (snicker), but a very small LiveCD that allows a user to go
> online and custom-load the rest of their system might not be a bad
> thing.
>
> One other thing to consider is that we could reconfigure many of the
> packages so that many services will run automatically on first boot.
> For example, if we were to reconfigure urpmi so that it would
> automatically store the downloaded rpms and then give users the
> ability to add those rpms to a burnable distro package repository.
> That way, their downloaded rpms could be kept permanently for
> re-installs or installation on other PC's. saving bandwidth and time.
>
> If they could create a single CD or DVD which could hold the install
> ISO AND their updated rpms, they would have a portable install
> system.
>
> I guess the point is that many of us have a lot of good ideas and
> experience with those bugs or problems we constantly run into as well
> as those that others have mentioned on this list time and again.
>
> By using that as one guide (there could easily be others), we could
> build a pretty sweet distro ourselves. A lot of our development time
> could be chopped by using Mandriva's tools wherever possible.
>
> So the real question here is,...should we do something with this or
> not? If all indications are that Mandriva is on the way out, should
> we go forward with something like this before the other shoe drops or
> should we just start moving over to other distros and let the cards
> fall as they might?
>
> If nothing else, we might get Mandriva's attention and they might
> improve their services. But that's just me thinking out loud here.
Well the obvious first step would be a separate mailing list for
development and to avoid legal issues
After that use the latest kernals then pick and choose the best for
your base system.
just thinking aloud here
>
> Dan
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