Proposal to drop Ubuntu alternate CDs for 12.10

[cariboo907]

On 12-09-13 05:25 AM, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 07:39:14AM +0800, Mikael Ström wrote:
>> I think dropping the alternate CD would be a serious mistake. There
>> are many of us who depends on installing via this CD for various
>> reasons, like boot issues, Video card problems, CLI only installs
>> etc.
> 
> Are you aware that it's possible to use the netboot mini.iso for largely
> the same use cases (it does help to have a local mirror if you're doing
> lots of installs, but if you're just doing one then the cost of
> downloading the image vs. doing the netboot install is basically
> equivalent)?
> 
>   http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/
> 

The netboot iso needs wireless device firmware to make it usable by all
users. There are now laptops being sold without an ethernet connector.