On Saturday 08 November 2003 06:34, BOUTELIER S�bastien rakstija: > - Is it possible to have an ISO of update (in fact a copy of directory > updates with some corrections if needed), and each week the ISO is updated > with the new updates.
That's interesting that http://www.budgetlinuxcds.com already offer such CD disks with updates, now more than 400 Mb, along with other Mandrake 9.2 related CD's. Right after installation from Download Ed. 3 CD's one can add such CD as additional update source in Media Manager and easily install anything he needs to. Besides, they offer also _all_ 9.2 Contribs on 4 CD's which is also good for people with slower Internet connections or without them. I have no relation with this webstore other than very satisfied customer. But still waiting while my long ago pre-ordered Powerpack DVD will (hopefully) arrive, it is better to have at least BudgetLinux disks. Besides, these BudgetLinux disks will be necesary anyway because AFAIK we will receive uncorrected DVD's full of initial errors from MandrakeStore, so CD with Updates and 4 CD's with Contributions should be good to have handy ;-) As for 10.0 ISO's (release and updates) I would suggest again that Mandrake might consider outsourcing CD/DVD production and shipment to companies really capable to do this in _days_ not weeks. I mean also commercial products like PowerPack CD's/DVD-only editions. There are companies like Cheapbytes, Budgetlinux and many others which IMHO could (within some commercial agreement framework) quickly produce e.g. Powerpack CD's and accurately ship them to customers, paying Mandrake the same margin that Mandrake has now from Powerpacks, or even more. Customers will have their disks much sooner and with much lower shipping costs. Seems a win-win situation but Mandrake has been deaf to such ideas for years... Mandrake could (and IMHO should!) concentrate more on release building and _quality_, leaving disk production and logistics to people who really know how to do that. Harry
