ISO CD for 12.10

Ryan Gauger rtgkid at gmail.com
Wed Jun 13 13:48:14 UTC 2012


On 06/13/2012 05:02 AM, spir wrote:
> I have read Ubuntu (without 'l') will abandon ISO CD for version 
> 12.10; according to sources, the ISO would weigh ~ 800 MB, which only 
> stand on DVD and other bigger hardware, also USB stick [1].
> I think it would be a good thing for lubuntu (with 'l') to keep CD 
> distribution as long as possible (for obvious reasons, I guess). What 
> do you think?
>
> Denis
>
> [1] Original source in french: 
> http://www.developpez.com/actu/44834/Ubuntu-12-10-la-premiere-Alpha-est-disponible-la-distribution-renonce-au-format-CD-et-a-Migration-Assistant/
> But I also found on Ubuntu wiki: 
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/TechnicalOverview/Alpha1
> search for term "800".
>
It's a good thing I can read French :). Lubuntu is definitely more 
lightweight than Ubuntu, so I definitely like your thinking! I think we 
should stick with CD/DVD images.



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