Plans for DVD-ROM image?

[David Nedrow]

On Mar 17, 2004, at 06:26, Nigel Wade wrote:

> It might be reasonably cheap on a single system, but think about all 
> those mirror servers out there. They'd have to store the 6 CD ISOs, 
> the "small" DVD ISO and the full DVD ISO.

The DVD-ROM image(s) could be handled the way mirrors currently are. 
Each mirror pretty much determines what they want to store. The local 
mirror I use that is run by a friend has terrabytes free and is used to 
host just about every linux distro, CPAN, emacs, kernel, *BSD, etc.

But all sites aren't so lucky, so many of them don't even carry updates 
for the distros they do host, and many don't host the network 
installable directories.

So, space shouldn't be an issue, since the mirror can simply opt NOT to 
carry the DVD-ROM images.

-David