On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:24:11 -0400 Marc Paré <[email protected]> wrote:
> Le 2010-11-04 22:12, andre999 a écrit : > > > > > Even bugfixes often have errors. Many times I've seen bugfixes > > of bugfixes, and sometimes bugfixes of bugfixes of bugfixes. > > (If you read the description.) > > If we go for incremental rpms (very much smaller), the only > > advantage I see is for those without Internet connexion. > > In that case, they wouldn't likely be vulnerable to security > > problems. So that leaves (other) bugfixes. > > This is something that I think, for the time being at least, > > can be best adressed on an individual or local community basis. > > > > - André > > > > > > Therefore, for a Mageia Community to supply an ISO to a member > who has dial-up services but is seeking help from the community > for an ISO download. Options would be: > > * provide user with ISO from Mageia without any updates > > * provide a user with ISO from Mageia with incremental updates > > * provide a user with ISO from Mageia with all updates > > Obviously, the two last options are not available from Mageia as > this is what this thread was all about. Unless there were built > ISO's at the Mageia download site. The main concerns really are > the amount of disk space on Mageia servers and mirrors. But these > last two ISO's could be built somehow if the server space could > be accommodated and also if there was dev interest in doing these > ISOs. > > Marc > You missed my suggestion - provide 2 discs, one with the original (thoroughly tested) release ISO, and a second disc with the latest set of updates. -- Margot ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Otford Ducks Computers** We teach, you learn... ...and, if you don't do your homework, we set the cat on you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
