Colour of installation media (Was: Questions for all candidates)
Dear Jonathan,
this is my last chunk of answers where I'm basically bundling question
topic 4. and 5.
Am Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 03:01:38PM +0200 schrieb Jonathan Carter:
> 4. Installation media
>
> It's amazing how much Linux distributions offer in the variations of
> installation media (like ISO images) they provide.
>
> For example, Ubuntu differentiates between a Desktop and Server installation
> image. OpenSUSE too and they also have LEAP (a rolling release) and some
> distributions also offer immutable install options. In Debian we offer the
> netinst iso as the default from our home page, with a link that leads to
> larger installation images, live images and cloud images.
>
> Do you have any opinion on the selection of images that we provide? Is it
> optimal? Can we do better?
I admit I don't have a strong opinion on this. What matters most is that
our images work flawlessly and are easy to use. I often point to my own
experience: I once installed Debian in a language I don't understand
(Vietnamese) and succeeded without issues-this is my usual response to
those who claim Debian is hard to install. In short, I trust the experts
who have consistently done a great job.
> Are there features that you would consider
> missing?
I've been wishing for the ability to install and advertise Blends for
the last 25 years. It looks like with Trixi, this will finally happen,
and that's great news for me! It's another example of how "good things
come to those who wait."
That said, while I'm really happy with the progress, this has nothing to
do at all with my current DPL position. As always, it takes a dedicated
volunteer to implement such feature.
> 5. Favourite colour
>
> Ok, I lied, here's an easy question for you, what's your favourite colour?
Well, that's not an easy question at all, especially after watching this
video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0jXfwPQW9k
My answer is probably: It's a colour I have no name for and thus can't
truly see. I would have loved to share a similar video in English or
find a sensible translation. It's one of the most mind-boggling videos
I've ever watched.
> I haven't even read all your platforms yet, so I'll probably post some more
> pesky questions later on.
Happy to answer more questions.
> I hope you have fun during the campaign period!
Thank you, your questions were part of the fun.
Kind regards
Andreas.
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