Am 31. Jan, 2005 schwätzte June Tate so:

> On Sun, 2005-01-30 at 17:44 -0700, Mikey wrote:
> > Well, I would say that THIS disqualifies it for being an installfest distro.
> > And I had such high hopes!
> > Mepis all the way.
>
> Why is it that the fact that the LiveCD version doesn't have the ability
> to install disqualifies it from the installfest? The LiveCD was built
> with the idea of being a Knoppix-like CD -- not something that's meant
> to be installed.

Well, it disqualifies the LiveCD :), but that doesn't disqualify Ubuntu,
IMO. As I said before, I think the LiveCD is a great feature. If the two
differ a lot it might detract from how much use the LiveCD is, though.

> In the stamped CDs (and downloadable ISOs) of Warty, Canonical provided
> a set of two CDs: a LiveCD (the one you downloaded), and the installer
> CD. The LiveCD was meant to test Ubuntu on as many different machines as
> possible and to try out the distribution before installing it to be sure
> that it was something you wanted. The installer, however, was meant to
> be used for installation to the hard drive.
>
> So... if you'll excuse the pun... where's the beef? =o)

Please, we're always PC here. "Where's the vegetable enhanced tofu protein
suppliment"?  :)

> > I think a distribution that is easy to install needs to be a requirement.

Actually, ease of installation is almost irrelevant. That's why we're
helping. If the install requires arcane knowledge and some holy water it
doesn't really matter. The key is that we have a solid, stable, functional
install when people take the box back home.

Ease of installation is a good feature, but there are more important
features for us.

ciao,

der.hans
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