re:should floppy install be de-supported? (was: MSDOS name conversion)

["brian (b.c.) white" <bcwhite@bnr.ca>]

>It looks like the REAL question here is "should Debian continue to
>support installation from floppies?"  If not, then the msdos tree
>should be removed.  This would eliminate the hassle for the
>distribution maintainers and the (apparent) annoyance of the
>well-connected, floppy-free majority.  ;-)
>
>If Debian is continue to support installation from floppies, then
>splitting files in the main binary tree is the way to go, IMO.  But
>then, you already know that.  :-)

I hope so!  Floppy install should not be "unsupported".  It should
be _better_ supported.  I've already stated (several times over,
unfortunately) how that could be done.

                                        Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@bnr.ca )

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