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Re: Next stable release: 13 CD's



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On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 11:02:13AM +0100, steef wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> >On Sun, Mar 14, 2004 at 05:01:31PM -0800, Number Six wrote:
> >>Are DVD images going to be available?  I would think (hope) those would 
> >>be given "preferred" status.
> >
> >You can make your own DVDs with jigdo already.  jigdo is the preferred
> >method for making Debian CDs and DVDs.
> >http://cdimage.debian.org/
>
> yes for the west incl. the aussies and newzealanders, japan and a 
> further small part of asia
> 
> no for the major rest of the world: parts of south-america, africa  etc. 
> etc.

Actually, yes, for them, too.  jigdo allows you to make custom CDs
with the packages you need.

> i agree with vanwoerkom. 13 cd's is for the poorer part of the world a 
> major obstacle for the use of i.c. debian_linux

Again, you usually only need the first.

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