On 11/30/2010 12:48 AM, Ned Slider wrote:
On 29/11/10 21:08, Manuel Wolfshant wrote:
On 11/29/2010 10:57 PM, Ned Slider wrote:
No, giving this some more thought I would just put out a 2 DVD full distro set. Disk1 based on the upstream "Server" DVD and Disk2 containing everything else (i.e, the upstream "Optional" channel).
I agree so far ...
Disk1 would also be your "minimal" disk giving everything that's required to do an install meaning people don't need to download Disk2 to install.
.. but not here. When people want "minimal" they expect to do that with a _small_ download. [*] A full DVD does not fit this bill, even if it can be used for a minimal install, too.
The upstream Server DVDs are 2.7 and 3.2GB for x86 and x86-64, respectively.
I sincerely doubt that anyone would consider those as "minimal". I am tempted to say that minimal should fit a definition similar to "grab a small image -- the smaller the better -- and use it to do an install which can give you a local root account which can further be used to install what ever else is needed. And which allows basic network tests as it is".
Which can be addressed by a minimal CD being discussed in a separate thread. I tried to avoid mentioning that here so as not to cloud the DVD media discussion :-)
My use of the quoted term "minimal" was perhaps misleading - I meant it to refer to the fact that Disk1 could be used as a stand alone disk and would not require the "optional" Disk2.
Argh.. Indeed, it was misleading. In this case I agree with you , having a fully contained first DVD ( even smaller than the maximum size allowed by the standard !) labeled and able to be used as "server DVD" would fit my needs.