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> I don't think you could install from the ISO image unless you have a
> second machine (you can mount an ISO image as a file system on that
> machine and then export it under NFS, FTP or HTTP)
>
"I do not think" or "I have tried and it failed"?
Of course you can. Using either ext2 or fat partition
> For those of us on slow connections, and especially for those of us
> who do not use even a small percent of the full 1.5Gb of files, if
> the Beta image could be unpacked somewhere, it might be feasible for
> us to install from the beta via HTTP
>
It is unpacked in many places and you can install via ftp - but, for
those having slow connection, how do you imagine ftp install? (Just a
bit of math, how long do you need to transfer 150MB over 56Kb modem.
Even if it 56Kb?)
-andrej