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["Andraž 'ruskie' Levstik" <ruskie AT codemages.net>]

On 16:39:26 2008-07-16 David Kowis <dkowis AT shlrm.org> wrote:
> Quoting flux <flux AT sourcemage.org>:
> 
> > David Kowis (dkowis AT shlrm.org) wrote [08.07.16 08:17]:
> >> Quoting flux <flux AT sourcemage.org>:
> >> Is the z-rejected grimoire so terribly big that it can't fit on the
> >> CD?
> >
> > It's not that it can't fit on the CD, it's that it would be
> > significantly larger for the benefit of just a single spell, which
> > only affects a handful of users. At present, I'm not ready to
> > sacrifice that much space to gain so little (not users, but spells
> > needed). There's also the issue of just not wanting to "taint" the
> > ISO if it's possible to avoid it.
> >
> 
> You know, the compressed grimoire is 587K. So lets assume a really  
> good compression ratio of 33%. So 1.5mb on the ISO that we're going to  
> sacrifice for people that can't get online. Seems a bit silly to me.
> 
> Especially since you'll include ancient CD drivers for hardware that  
> proabably doesn't exist for *any* users, but the iwlwifi is in quite a  
> few intel-based laptops.
> 
> I think the issue of "taint" is somewhat foolish. Is it more important  
> to have a "free" ISO, or to enable as many people as possible to  
> install?
> 
> Obviously some measure of both would be ideal, but which matters more?

Free...

Anyway show me a craptop that lacks any normal ethernet port... I haven't
yet seen any... Hence why I have my doubts about wifi support on the iso in
the first place...

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Andraž "ruskie" Levstik
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