Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote:
>> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>
>> >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this.
>> >>
>> > OK. So go use Ubuntu.
>> >
>> > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three hardware architectures.
>> > Debian supports like 13. A live CD doesn't make sense on all of those
>> > and probably isn't possible on others.
>> >
>>
>> This does not make any sense. The live CD need not support all the
>> architectures. It can as well support just 2 or 3 architectures and
>> mention so. Just because Debian is being run on 13 architectures does not
>> mean that the live CD also has to run on that many architectures. If it
>> supports all of them, well and good. If it does not, then only users of
>> those architectures will get the benefit....
>>
> It does make sense. The installer team is already overworked. If you
> volunteered to do the work, I am sure that they would welcome
> assistance.
>
You are mixing up different topics here.
1. Having a live CD for just a subset of architechtures
2. Installer team needs man power
They are related. But they are different. You are basically mixing up cause
and effect.
raju
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