Seems like these days more distributions are adopting the Live Installer method as an option as a quick-and-easy install. Obviously there are many advantages to this, and some scenarios that it avoids.
For example, never tried out Linux and want to try SUSE Linux? Sure, there's a completely painless way -- try out the Live DVD that installs absolutely nothing to your HD permanently. Play with it for hours, and then finally reach the conclusion that you want it on your computer permanently, installed to hard disk. Oops! You have to download another DVD or 5 CDs (or just three, arguably) and burn them, ouch. There are certainly other cases where it'd be damn useful, but that's the most clear one in my mind. It would be just the DVD I could happily always throw out to people for them to try. Problems? I really wouldn't have any idea how it would be implemented exactly, and as aka_druid notes on IRC -- talking about it is easy. Perhaps some more knowledgable with the idea could give some input. Thoughts? Ideas? Regards, apokryphos. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
