[Fedora-spins] spins in f19

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Mittwoch, den 30.01.2013, 11:18 -0600 schrieb Dennis Gilmore:
> On Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:48:32 -0500
> Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> > Redirecting from spins at .
> > 
> > Dennis Gilmore (dennis at ausil.us) said: 
> > > [the multi-desktop DVD] uses grub/syslinux to select which of the 5
> > > desktop lives you want to run. its designed for use by ambassadors
> > > to give out at events. it has both 32 and 64 bit images on it  its
> > > designed for use with dual layer media. Release Engineering produce
> > > it for final only to be used to create media to be given away at
> > > events, it is not designed or intended for general consumption.
> > 
> > If it's not intended for general consumption, why on earth is it
> > what we give away at events? Shouldn't what we give to people
> > be something that is intended for general consumption?
> 
> its not intended to be downloaded and burnt to a dual layer disk by the
> general public, its intended to be used for pressed media only. I guess
> i choose my wording poorly.

No problem. I totally agree this definition, but then I have to disagree
with Bill. It's true that it's not meant for general consumption, but we
should not restrict what we give out to "general consumption". The very
purpose of this is to be given out, to offer advantages over what we
officially offer for download, something special you only get on events.

I don't see this as a problem and even if somebody considers it to be
one, I think the benefits (less shipping, less hassle, better value for
money) are bigger than the concerns.

Kind regards,
Christoph