JMZ [2016-05-02 4:03 -0400]: > I don't really see what's wrong with >2GB images. 8GB and 16GB flash drives > can be easily got for $5-$10 usd at the most, even free (promos, swag, etc).
This is not the only concern, though. Over the years a lot of bloat has accumulated on the images which isn't really "useful" for users, but just technical debt, such as, two versions of Python (2 and 3), Qt (4 and 5), and Gtk (2 and 3), two different input systems (fcitx and ibus). Every installation carries this, it takes space, download bandwidth (also for upgrades after installation), and also maintenance effort from the developers. Certainly an image size limit isn't the best way to deal with this ( it just got ignored/bumped), but at least it raises a red flag somewhere. However, the desktop isos also contain a lot of packages for language support (dictionaries and the like). These are on purpose and the ones that you don't need for the language you chose for install get removed by the installer. These provide a nice way to fill up the image to the next physically sensible size limit. Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- Ubuntu-release mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-release
