On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 08:00:12PM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > Why floppy net installs should be mentioned: > > True, they don't quite fit there - but consider them part of the > general description of net installs. Anyway, all that the old > version of the page says is "it is possible, go [here] for details."
Okay, a link would be fine. > Why there should be a more detailed _general_ description of net > installs: > > We want to convince people who came to get the .isos that a net > install is the right thing for them. (And we want to do that because > the CD servers are so overloaded.) Once someone has come to the CD > pages with "CD images" on her mind, it will be difficult to dissuade > her to try something else. In particular, she won't want to leave > the CD-related pages again. > > Furthermore, the term "net install" isn't known by many people, > especially outside Debian. Some people could argue "I downloaded the > CD image from the net, so it was a net install, no?". It must be > described in more detail in exactly the place where people make the > decision "CD image" vs "net install" - _they_won't_follow_another_link_! Well, if they're so hardheaded, we can only _attempt_ to persuade them to consider other options. Let's keep the attempt to a short list of pros of the other methods and a link to the details. > > > - Bottom-left navigation: At least the debian-cd@lists mail address > > > should be there. Can I change the navigation to something like this: > [snip] > > Yeah, I thought about this, but it required another slice (that > > string is translatable) and I was lazy. :) > > I can do this once I know WML well enough. Oh, I'll do it, after the big move. > > > - /Pics/debian.jpg is quite ugly because it's so blurred. Jpeg > > > isn't the right format for an image like that - erm, I hope it > > > doesn't sound too arrogant if I kindly request that it be > > > replaced with a gif or png for all of Debian sometime...? > > > > It's not that blurred, really. [snip] > > Of course it's still OK in its current form, but just compare it > side-by-side e.g. to my version > <http://cdimage.debian.org/~atterer/debian.png> - in particular the > swirl shows the typical JPEG artefacts. True. > On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 04:48:34AM +0100, Josip Rodin wrote: > > > What you're saying has merit... I'll move the index and artwork, > > > jigdo-cd, pik and netinst subdirs to ... (That was .. and then a > > > full-stop. :) > > > > Wait, not netinst, that's also about CD images, just small ones. > > It's about using a net install instead of getting Debian on CD. > Perfectly OK to have it as /CD/netinst IMHO, especially since nothing > else would be put into /CD/images apart from netinst. Erm, no, the stuff that would stay in /CD/images is: index page (lists the version) faq http/ftp mirroring (+rsync mirrors) releases > > > When the above is done (give me five minutes :). > > > > Actually, I think I'm going to give you some time to reply and go to > > bed instead :) > > Written at 04:48AM... - I was beginning to wonder whether you really > /are/ located in the +0100 time zone that your headers suggest. :-) I thought the same when I saw your mail :) It's worrying at times :) -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
