Quoting David Weinehall (2014-08-10 22:59:45) > On Fri, Aug 08, 2014 at 11:10:50AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: >> >> The issue here really is "how big is it?" rather than "hos many disks >> [of which kind] does it fit onto?". >> >> "unable to fit on a single image" is not only about use of said >> storage devices for installation, but also an indication more >> generally of how much data needs to be transfered on average for a >> usable installation. >> >> Quite a few places in the World have poor and/or expensive internet >> access. Larger default desktop will hurt the most in developing >> countries: non-techies gets discourages to use Debian at all, or when >> using it may apply security fixes less often. > > In all cases where I'm stuck with expensive (and/or slow) Internet I > sure as hell pick the netinst image and download the minimum set of > packages I need, rather than a whole CD image on the offhand chance > that I might need everything on it (which is exceedingly unlikely). [remark about actual CD use rather than desktop size measure snipped] > So, as long as GNOME fits on the first installation CD I see no reason > not to prefer it over XFCE. I do: I see a reason to netinst a 0.629xCD size desktop install rather than a 0.829xCD size desktop when bandwidth is costly. (numbers above are made up - just to illustrate that I am talking about the size of the desktops, not actual concrete CDs or DVDs or Blueray disks. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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