Release criteria proposal: USB-written images

[Petr Schindler]

On Pá, 2012-06-08 at 04:35 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote:
> > * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary
> > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> > those
> > architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> > media
> > when written to an optical disc
> > 
> > Add new criterion:
> > 
> > * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary
> > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> > those
> > architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> > media
> > when written to a USB stick with at least one of the
> > [[How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB|officially supported methods]]
> 
> Why don't we merge these two?
> 
> ..... when written to an optical disc, or to a USB stick with at least one of the officially supported methods
> 
> One criterion instead of two. Less text.

+1. I'd prefer one longer criterion then two a bit shorter (but still
long).

> 
> > Beta:
> > 
> > Add new criterion:
> > 
> > * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary
> > architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> > those
> > architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> > media
> > when written to a USB stick with any of the
> > [[How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB|officially supported methods]]
> > 
> > The idea here is that at Alpha stage it must be possible to create a
> > working USB stick _somehow_, and at Beta stage, all methods should be
> > working. We could push the second criterion out to Final, I guess,
> > but
> > to me, this is becoming pretty core functionality. Seems like writing
> > images to a stick is as common or more common than using actual media
> > nowadays.
> 
> Agreed, USB sticks are getting used more and more. Beta stage sounds reasonable.

ACK, we should have criterion for USB sticks as it's used a lot (for
example: we've made some promotional usb sticks for university teacher).