Clayton wrote:
alphas or betas available. Nevertheless, it is STILL possible to make
available a version of the latest alpha or beta or release of SuSE even
for the 56KB dial-up user - be it in a DVD format or otherwise - because
the dial-up has at his/her disposal software which will download the
appropriate file (ISO eg) over a period of a week or so.
They (the CD ISOs) are available as an http download as well as a Torrent...
http://en.opensuse.org/Development_Version#Downloads
So.. the user does have a choice. OK, granted the DVD ISOs are
Torrent only, but... who in their right mind would try to download a
4.8GB DVD ISO over a 56K dialup connection?
Hey, it is a matter of freedom of choice for an individual as to what
s/he wants to do. But more importantly, there are people who cannot
afford broadband - and, in very many cases, even in the
Ooonited-States-of-Aaamerika, do not have access to broadband but only
have dial-up access.
Lets' not be elitist in our comments :-) .
If you were lucky and had
a steady connection with no slowdowns by overhead, that would take a
solid week... at least... the realityis, including overhead, more like
almost 10 days. By that time the Beta test would be into the next
release :-P
As I stated, it is a matter of personal choice - provided that the
persons are given the ability to make that choice.
Cheers.
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