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Re: [RFC] Support for using multiple CDs during installation



Frans Pop wrote:
> My thought was that the user should first be allowed to load additional 
> CD/DVDs or not and based on that we _could_ change the defaults/priority 
> for using a mirror.
> 
> OTOH, as you've argued yourself in the past, having additional CDs available 
> does not guarantee that all packages you want for (l10n) tasks are 
> available. They could still be on a CD in the set _after_ the last one you 
> scanned, so having a mirror could still be useful.

Yes, and also, using a mirror is the more common case than wanting to
load a whole CD set. So I'd suggest turning that around and asking for a
mirror, and if none was used, raising the priority of the CD question.

-- 
see shy jo

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