Re: What to do about the "Official" CD
On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Jun 1999, Will Lowe wrote:
>
> > Dale Scheetz wrote:
> > > > > I would also like to suggest that vendors be allowed to "add" items to the
> > > > > Official image and still call it "Official". (Possibly Official Plus)
> > Will Lowe wrote:
> > > > We could specify a directory under the / on the CD for vendors, like /opt
> > > > in the FHS, and allow vendors to put anything they want there. Call it
> > Dale Scheetz wrote:
> >
> > > How about a Vendors/ directory (with or without the caps, but the caps
> > > would put it at the top of the directory list) where each vendor can
> > > create their own directory and place anything they want within.
> >
> > Sounds good. The question is, will vendors be satisfied? Is
> > /Vendors/Cheapbytes be "visible" enough from a marketing standpoint?
>
> I can't imagine why they would not be extatic!
>
> They can print:
>
> See our Catalogue in /<someplace> on this CD.
>
> This will handle the "marketing" and "visible" issues.
>
> They just need _some_ place to put a fixed upgrade shell script, or DOS
> installation helper scripts, or ...
>
> It is much more an issue of what may I do to the "Official" image and
> still call it Offical. Marketing will always be able to misrepresent the
> product as either more or less than it really is ;-)
>
> >
> > Does anyone know enough people in the business to ask around?
> >
> I cc'd this to debian-cd. Maybe someone there can speak more to this.
>
Taken the bait.
I provide four variants of slink CDs, Standard - straight slink_cd with
non-US & non-free. Enhanced - all binaries on two CDs, source on the
next three plus a local fs and other documentation and files. Basic -
slink 1 needed only plus an installation guide. Augmented single - the
Basic disc with about 150 MB of other stuff. Point, none of these are
"Official" CDs.
Personally I prefer there to be an "Official" CD based on an authorized
iso image. This acts as a benchmark to which custom CDs can be compared
and I am careful to make this comparison. I consider that it enables
customers to make reasoned decisions.
Phil.
Philip Charles; 39a Paterson St., Abbotsford, New Zealand; +64 3 4882818
I sell GNU/Linux CDs. See http://www.copyleft.co.nz
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