Fwd: Live ISOs that don't fit on CDs

[Ruediger Landmann]

We're going to need to keep an eye on this issue -- if the F13 live 
image will no longer fit on a CD, we need to note it in the RN, plus 
other docs too (readme-live-image, readme-burning-isos, 
installation-quick-start-guide, at least)

Just a heads up...

Rudi


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Live ISOs that don't fit on CDs
Date: 	Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:33:10 -0500
From: 	Christopher Beland <beland at alum.mit.edu>
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So in the process of triaging Bug 557958, I have found a user with an
interest in lobbying against the decision to allow Live ISOs that are
too large to burn to CD.  (They can't boot off USB or DVD, and I think
is experiencing a bug with their network install.)

I'm not questioning the decision, but as more people discover that
things are too big to burn onto CD, it would be helpful to have
someplace to point them.

After poking around a bit in mailing list archives, I couldn't find any
official announcement, nor did I find the reference which I think which
was on this mailing list where I first learned about this myself.  Does
anyone know which group made this decision, and if there's an official
reasoning?  (Or for that matter if there's still a chance that it might
be reversed.)

It might be helpful to update:

https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD

with some explanation, for example:

* The vast majority of users can boot off USB, if not DVD, and so are
not affected by the change.  The larger size better serves the majority
by providing the software that most people need in a Live distribution.
* Non-Live installation methods are still available on CD, including
network install from a minimal image, or offline install from multiple
CDs.
* Users that can only boot off CD but still need a Live distribution can
use Revisor and published kickstart files to slim down the official
spins to include only the software they actually need.

-B.

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