Bug#557245: large packages dropped from CDs
retitle 557245 debian-cd changes for the squeeze release notes
thanks
Here's my suggested diff for the release notes. I've moved the
discussion about CDs into a separate section, plus:
* update the numbers (CDs/DVDs/BDs)
* mention that some packages are missed out of the CD sets, but not
DVD/BD
* mention i386/amd64 isohybrid feature
* added BD to the glossary section
--
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
Is there anybody out there?
Index: en/release-notes.dbk
===================================================================
--- en/release-notes.dbk (revision 8255)
+++ en/release-notes.dbk (working copy)
@@ -260,6 +260,11 @@
<contrib>previous release (Etch)</contrib>
</author>,
<author>
+ <firstname>Steve</firstname>
+ <surname>McIntyre</surname>
+ <contrib>Debian CDs</contrib>
+ </author>,
+ <author>
<firstname>Tobias</firstname>
<surname>Scherer</surname>
<contrib>description of "proposed-update"</contrib>
@@ -312,6 +317,10 @@
<glossdef><para>Advanced Power Management</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
<glossentry>
+ <glossterm>BD</glossterm>
+ <glossdef><para>Blu-ray Disc</para></glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
<glossterm>CD</glossterm>
<glossdef><para>Compact Disc</para></glossdef>
</glossentry>
Index: en/whats-new.dbk
===================================================================
--- en/whats-new.dbk (revision 8255)
+++ en/whats-new.dbk (working copy)
@@ -331,26 +331,45 @@
TODO: (JFS) List other server software? RADIUS? Streaming ?
</programlisting>
-<!-- TODO: REVIEW for Squeeze -->
<para>
-The official &debian; distribution now ships on 4 to 5 binary
+Debian still supports Linux Standard Base (<acronym>LSB</acronym>) version 3.2.
+<indexterm><primary>Linux Standard Base</primary></indexterm>
+</para>
+
+<section id="nonfree-firmware">
+<title>CDs, DVDs and BDs</title>
+<para>
+The official &debian; distribution now ships on 7 to 8 binary
<acronym>DVD</acronym>s <indexterm><primary>DVD</primary></indexterm>
-or 28 to 32 binary <acronym>CD</acronym>s
+or 44 to 53 binary <acronym>CD</acronym>s
<indexterm><primary>CD</primary></indexterm> (depending on the
-architecture) and 4 source <acronym>DVD</acronym>s or 28 source
+architecture) and 6 source <acronym>DVD</acronym>s or 33 source
<acronym>CD</acronym>s. Additionally, there is a
-<emphasis>multi-arch</emphasis> <acronym>DVD</acronym>, with a
-subset of the release for the <literal>amd64</literal> and
-<literal>i386</literal> architectures, along with the source code.
-&debian; is also released as Blu-ray
-<indexterm><primary>Blu-ray</primary></indexterm> images, also for
-the <literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>i386</literal>
-architectures, along with the source code.
+<emphasis>multi-arch</emphasis> <acronym>DVD</acronym>, with a subset
+of the release for the <literal>amd64</literal> and
+<literal>i386</literal> architectures, along with the source
+code. &debian; is also released as Blu-ray
+<indexterm><primary>Blu-ray</primary></indexterm>
+(<acronym>BD</acronym>) images, 2 each for the
+<literal>amd64</literal> and <literal>i386</literal> architectures, or
+one for the source code. For size reasons, some very large packages
+are omitted from the <acronym>CD</acronym> builds; these packages fit
+better in the <acronym>DVD</acronym> and <acronym>BD</acronym> builds,
+so are still included there.
</para>
<para>
-Debian still supports Linux Standard Base (<acronym>LSB</acronym>) version 3.2.
-<indexterm><primary>Linux Standard Base</primary></indexterm>
+A new feature with squeeze is the addition of
+<indexterm><primary>isohybrid</primary></indexterm> support to the
+<literal>i386</literal> and <literal>amd64</literal>
+<acronym>CD</acronym>s, <acronym>DVD</acronym>s and
+<acronym>BD</acronym>s. To make a USB stick bootable with one of these
+images used to mean following some extra procedures after downloading
+the image; instead, now all that is required is to simply write the
+image directly to the USB stick. For more information please see the
+<quote>Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting</quote> section in
+the <ulink url="&url-install-manual;">Installation Guide</ulink>
</para>
+</section>
<section id="nonfree-firmware">
<title>Firmware moved to the non-free section</title>
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