On Mon, 30/10/06, Rino Mardo wrote:
Leo, there's a reason why FC comes in all 5 CDs and one of them
is to help
users avoid downloading, let's say, developer tools should they need it.
Ubuntu, if you will check, mostly you will have to do more downloads if you
want something more (like developer tools) and it's not really advisable for
a country like the Philippines where connection speed is terrible to keep on
downloading in order to get your install complete. Should your friend
require FC6 CDs or DVDs we can provide him a copy professional-made by the
FedoraProject and already checked for errors (if any). Please goto
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Distribution/FreeMedia to request for it.
If we assume Fedora is for Desktop users, I think reducing the number
of CDs is a must. Make it within 2 CDs would be nice. At least there
should be an install option that does not require all 5 CDs.
I can also personally hand-over the CDs to your friend if he lives
near
Manila (and if he can wait) as I will be having my yearly vacation May 2007.
By the way, I'm the Fedora Ambassador for the Philippines
(
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/RinoMardo) ;-)
Thanks for your offer. I'm thinking of bring his computer back in a
month as he chose to format all partitions and didn't complete the
install due to some file errors.
--
Leo