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Re: New distro



On Wed, 08 May 2013 16:19:59 -0400
Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:

> On 05/08/2013 03:49 PM, Valaki Valahol wrote:
> > Hello Sven...
> >
> > I have never used jigdo before and it seems much more difficult to
> > me then simply downloading it from http of ftp...
> > Can I find it somewhere in these formats, not in jigdo format ?
> 
> I was faced with jigdo some years ago, and irt completely baffled me.
> What an absolute piece of crap!  I think I finally found a place to
> just get an iso
> download. Either that, or I didn't install that distro. Whoever came
> up with jigdo should be tied face-down in a pile of manure!

I'm not sure we need all those images today, but back in the low
bandwidth days jigdo was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Nowadays I just net install eveything but there was a time.. :)


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