on 5-2-2009 3:01 AM Dag Wieers spake the following:
On Fri, 1 May 2009, Scott Silva wrote:
on 5-1-2009 12:19 PM Alan Bartlett spake the following:
On 01/05/2009, Marcus Moeller mail-7BlZPJ8e1eab+SiqwsCprbNAH6kLmebB-XMD5yJDbdMReXY1tMh2IBg@public.gmane.org wrote:
So it becomes effectively useless for everyone with a netbook/laptop and needs wireless ? I cannot use the LiveCD unless I somehow transfer the firmware (or remake the LiveCD), you loose users, hurt the project.
I am not sure if missing netbook support leads in loosing our audience.
Result: Another potential user lost.
Surely that didn't really need to be spelt out for you, Marcus?
The opposite would also be true... Novice tries CentOS live CD and says "Wow, this works great. I want to install CentOS!". Several hours later as he DL's the CD's to install it ,"Now this piece of @#&% doesn't work". Also into the trash...
So you prefer someone whose hardware would work on CentOS not use CentOS because he is under the impression that it does not work.
This eg. includes wireless. If they use the LiveCD, no wireless.
Seems counter-productive. And yes there is a good reason to run an enterprise linux on a netbook or a laptop. Saying there are better alternatives is a very personal statement.
No. I think they should both work the same, or at least have the live CD have 2 boot modes. A "test my hardware for CentOS" mode, and a "Give me the works" mode. Otherwise, you would have to dl the first CD and try a minimal install, possibly working, possibly not. It is much easier to test a piece of hardware with a live CD that mimics the intended installation exactly BEFORE you buy something rather than scramble for drivers after the fact.