Re: [Sheflug] Re: Shef-lug digest, Vol 1 #697 - 8 msgs

[Matthew Collins <matthew [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 03:13:34PM +0100, Steve Tickle wrote:
> At 12:00 21/05/2003 +0100, j.l.gomez-dans [at] sheffield.ac.uk wrote:
> 
> >    As someone else pointed out, the 1st image should be enough.
> >Without going into the archives, if you want the computer where debian
> >will be installed to be a server, connected to the Internet, you might
> >as well download a couple of floppies that let you install over the
> >ineternet. Then, you don't have to worry about CDs and all that stuff.
> >
> >    See <http://www.uk.debian.org/distrib/netinst> for more
> >information.
> 
> Well, I'll be doing the work but my pal (who wants the box configuring) has 
> 100Mb/s access to the 'net whereas I only have dial-up. Therefore, he'll 
> download and burn the ISOs for me. It's therefore easier for him to 
> download and burn more than we may need.
> 

You do know that Debian is a non-profit don't you? Don't you think that
downloaded hundreds of megabytes of stuff that you don't need is a bit
selfish?

Sorry to sound preachy, but Debian ask that only people who will be
distributing CDs (such as resellers) download the ISO images.

Debian is very easy to install via FTP, and you only download the
packages you need then.

Or, somewhere like www.linuxemporium.co.uk will sell the latest CDs at
a very good price.

Just a thought.

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