Size limits for images in xenial and beyond?

Tim tim at feathertop.org
Mon May 2 10:00:41 UTC 2016



On 02/05/16 19:19, JMZ wrote:
> Hi Tim,
>
> Okay OT, but why not have a third-party "sell" bulk flash drives with a ubuntu flavor already on it.  Flash drives are more durable than
> disks; better for worldwide shipping.  Have a website where a person selects her flavor and pays via paypal for the shipping as well as a
> small amount to break even on the drives.  That'd be a lot easier for people who are still using dialup or have slow broadband and struggle to
> download images.
>
> Certainly I'm not the first person to think of this.
Sure its possible, and I think there are a few sites already doing it, however in the Ubuntu GNOME case, the trademark situation is a little
tricky, and it is questionable if they have the appropriate agreements in place.

Tim
>
> Jordan
>
>
> On 05/02/2016 04:51 AM, Tim wrote:
>> Hi Jordan,
>>
>> On 02/05/16 18:03, JMZ wrote:
>>> Hi, (sorry never posted here)
>>>
>>> I don't really see what's wrong with >2GB images.  8GB and 16GB flash drives can be easily got for $5-$10 usd at the most, even free (promos,
>>> swag, etc).  It's not an undue burden to expect users to find a thumb drive to load up an ubuntu flavor.  Much ado, methinks.
>>>
>>> Jordan
>> I think the general complaint, atleast from Ubuntu GNOME community is the download sizes of the images. Some users in various parts of the world
>> are still stuck with incredibly poor internet speeds.
>>
>> Tim
>>
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