[Fedora-livecd-list] livecd-creator proposal for compression option

[Jasper Hartline]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:35 AM, James Heather <j.heather at surrey.ac.uk> wrote:


> The two counter-arguments seem to be:
>
>     (1) that syslinux was rejected, which is small;
>
>     (2) that it might introduce unnecessary bugs.
>
> I haven't followed the thread of (1), but it's a separate issue as to
> whether syslinux is worth the extra space, even if it's small. In any case,
> custom builds are always free to include or not include syslinux. If you
> don't like what's on the base DVD, build your own--that's the whole point of
> this list.

Yes, thank you for showing how exactly not concerned you are about the
requirement on network
and not being able to use the DVD ISO for Fedora livecd-tools testing is to you.

I am glad you and Bruno both see the syslinux issue to be an issue
which I can rectify myself if I woanted.
I know I can, the fact it it would benefit many other people.

You guys need to get over yourselves.

> I don't accept (2). Obviously any change needs thorough testing, but there
> are procedures for that, that's what rawhide is for, and we even have a list
> (this one) where people can get additional help. Like anything else, it
> won't see the light of day (stable repos) if it doesn't work properly.

livecd-tools doesn't work properly already, and it is in stable repositories.
Try again.