Proposal for solving CD Size problems

[Gnu/Linux Technology]

I agree with that it could be a mistake to remove OOo and I hat not 
think about Win32 stuff.
Sure it is the first thing to bring out ;-)

Krzysztof Lichota a écrit :
> Scott James Remnant napisał(a):
>   
>> Firstly note that this is just a proposal that I am making, it isn't
>> something that's been pre-decided and those who will ultimately make
>> this decision may not agree with me at all!
>>
>>
>> My proposal is this:
>>
>>   - For edgy+1, make the default distribution medium a DVD, not a CD.
>>
>>   - The DVD would be the current desktop CD, but with more room for all
>>     the other pieces that we would like to ship.
>>
>>   - An additional DVD image with the remaining space taken up by
>>     language packs and other packages from main could also be made
>>     available.
>>     
>
> I think the DVD is chosen for main medium, language packs should be the
> ones that go there first, not being distributed on separate CD.
>
>   
>> Rationale:
>>   - Recommended hardware also has significantly more available disk
>>     space for the operating system than breezy, yet we don't take
>>     advantage of this for edgy
>>     
>
> Recommended hardware for USA, GB and a few other, richiest countries in
> the world, where users don't care about spending 100$ for Windows license.
>
>   
>>   - Users with existing installs and no DVD drive can upgrade using the
>>     Internet as usual
>>     
>
> Broadband Internet is not common in smaller countries, especially in
> poor areas.
>
>   
>> Alternatives:
>>
>>   - Remove existing features (OpenOffice?) from Ubuntu
>>     
>
> I think removing OpenOffice would be a big mistake. One of advantages of
> Ubuntu over Windows is that Ubuntu ships with full-featured Office
> suite, while Windows ships with Wordpad.
>
> I think it would be better to remove Windows stuff from CD.
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>   
>> Discuss.
>>     
>
> I am :)
>
> Just my 2c.
>
> 	Krzysztof Lichota
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