2011/11/6 Maarten Vanraes <[email protected]>: > Op zondag 06 november 2011 08:15:12 schreef Wolfgang Bornath: > [...] >> How is a download of a 600MB iso different from installing 600MB of >> updates via net? More, usually you will not need all updates, only >> updates of installed packages. > > because they can be downloaded by someone else and burned and delivered to > someone. or, if you're doing multiple installs, you can save time.
We are talking about 2 different things here: 1. An "update release", meaning a installation DVD with current status. The benefit for new installations is the current state of a stable release. The downside: the installation only holds part of the software. Many (or even most) users will install additional packages from the repos after installation. This will not change, and people who want to update their existing system will still need to get updates for all installed packages which are not on the installation DVD. 2. A DVD with updates This DVD may present a benefit for people with small bandwidth or in case of a multiple machine environment. Although, in such a case I'd prefer a local repository with nightly sync. A DVD with all updates is only a snapshot of one moment in the release's life, part of it may be outdated next day or week. So, 2 weeks later we have the same questions as today. I don't think that Mageia should offer this, not talking about the fact that everybody can do this (at the time which suits himself) without much knowledge. A DVD with updates is a nice idea for a local community where somebody has enough bandwidth to host a local repo (or even mirror) and can hand out update snapshots on request for people with small bandwidth.. -- wobo
