CD image size recovery suggestions

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 06:18:44PM +0100, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> Colin Watson wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 04:06:18AM -0400, Henrik Nilsen Omma wrote:
> >   
> >> Manu's resampling has helped a great deal (provided is still plays well 
> >> on default CDs/installs). At this size I think it carries its weight.
> >>
> >> I propose we consider the book content for removal though, that's 
> >> another 3-4 MB. That certainly was a Dapper special and it overlaps a 
> >> fair bit with the installed documentation.
> >>     
> >
> > I don't have strong feelings on the subject, but that 3MB would
> > certainly be good to reclaim if possible. This seems less obvious than
> > resampling the video, so I'd like to wait until Mark gets back and
> > weighs in.
> >   
> I'm easy on both counts. I do think though that we should have SOME
> multimedia content, even if it's tighter than the old 10.6MB file. If
> the book is to be removed then please ensure we have prominent linkage
> to it on the landing page of System->Help->Online documentation. Thanks!

As it's large, I think it makes more sense to host it primarily online and
link to it, rather than bundling it on the CD for Edgy.

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 - mdz