Validity of the CD size limit nowadays [Re: Features/ArchitectureSupport - changing what we build for]

[Callum Lerwick]

On Sat, 2009-01-31 at 17:12 +0100, drago01 wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Jan Kratochvil
> <jan.kratochvil at redhat.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:57:50 +0100, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> >> But our live images are already heavily size-constrained. There's definitely
> >> no room for multiple kernels on the KDE live image, and I don't think the
> >> GNOME image has any room left either.
> >
> > Was already discussed the requirement of CDs nowadays?  Even the oldest
> > computers already have DVD and I miss more a fully-featured LiveDVD 5GB spin.
> 
> Well for x86_64 we can/should do this.
> Good luck on finding a x86_64 computer/laptop without a DVD drive.

The problem isn't DVD readers, it's DVD writers. I sure don't own any,
and I have two x86-64 machines. I've had enough problems with CDRs being
unreliable, somehow I don't think higher density is going to help any. I
feel my money is better spent on more HDs and flash drives.
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