> [ Note Reply-To: set to d-devel ] (answering only to said list) > Hey, Hiya, > For a number of years, we've been linking to the amd64/i386 netinst > installer image from the front page. I think it's time to just switch > that to just an amd64 image for stretch now. The vast majority of the > machines out there are now amd64, and we're asking people to download > useless stuff in such cases. i386 users can still find an image for > download. Sounds quite sensible. You magically win quite a bit of capacity as you don't have to include packages for two architectures. > I'm *also* tempted to switch from the netinst to the first DVD image > instead - network connections have improved a lot. I'll chime in to what others have said. I think DVD images should not be the default/main download venue. Even though the careful package ordering by (alleged?) popularity, I am sure a great deal of Debian installs use under half of the packages provided by the first DVD (and many that are not there, of course). A completely offline user will have to juggle no matter if they got the DVD, and a connected user (no matter their available bandwidth) will spend more time waiting for the network if they choose to install from DVD. Greetings,
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