From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ng0 Subject: Re: Iso image size Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 09:34:50 +0000 Message-ID: <20171208093450.hvlkda6eqzsqtkgl@abyayala> References: <20171208083744.tstydd574siv5ik4@abyayala> <587284b6-810d-7d6e-bd26-640f6afd02c6@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="o46es6enphbzza6o" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53856) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eNF3k-0005AT-6d for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Dec 2017 04:35:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eNF3h-0005SV-0E for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Dec 2017 04:35:08 -0500 Received: from aibo.runbox.com ([91.220.196.211]:53806) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1eNF3g-0005RS-Ok for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Dec 2017 04:35:04 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <587284b6-810d-7d6e-bd26-640f6afd02c6@gmail.com> List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: Manolis Ragkousis Cc: Guix-devel --o46es6enphbzza6o Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Manolis Ragkousis transcribed 0.4K bytes: > Hello, >=20 > On 12/08/2017 10:37 AM, ng0 wrote: > > So why focus on the artifical size of optical disks, especially a > > format that has been considered old by most if not all other distros > > above the size of tiny distros? > >=20 > > If this may sound like harsh criticism: I'm only curious. > >=20 >=20 > 2 things come to my mind: >=20 > 1) cds are still cheaper than dvds or blurays. I believe you. Then this would be a classic case of regional differences. I got strange looks last time I wanted to buy raw CDs and a CDR/CDRW burner (or even CD-only player). DVD is the closest thing to CD here, they go for what CDs used to be sold here. > 2) It's easier to find a cheap cd/dvd player than a cheap bluray player. >=20 > Manolis --=20 GnuPG: A88C8ADD129828D7EAC02E52E22F9BBFEE348588 GnuPG: https://c.n0.is/ng0_pubkeys/tree/keys WWW: https://n0.is --o46es6enphbzza6o Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCgAdFiEEqIyK3RKYKNfqwC5S4i+bv+40hYgFAloqXLoACgkQ4i+bv+40 hYjTzw//YXWVFt0r6l8tEiC/QYO8NWFk0e8T4usb5ynjx0XnNjlmqh5RuytM69jU v8PeQw9d2gLMd6u3OzEmVr2RnBFDGhyseKsGMbIGOgKpxEeWIQv8BJEh4D9ZTm4G ybDhJcZGZwDcHEbukt1BG1kF3NtUOg58D/g+PiYD0C5EvMXAR1Lajiqvj3N70ZHw FdyuRBl9ShNecSpTOmXm6voCcWyhkgtj1i70m/i7TY2L3bEppd9rCNK7fpXc1qjV LAVBvoKwXvzgQCWskqzzZKb8FsR53/8YeZGYJq4fLFImKp6DhxNiUefjUm9MGOQU LMSSfT3hLa8bFkIR4xTRERZV/8czrEIG9sOBiKC6LAnyVWvneZdE7yCaa1OmJa9q HGhNoABbeYdIWdGdrSjmR5gCf0XH/oREctIrD784TpU5BWgLRUXQejmQ3yuZWnjr TPa1OyDsY0s6sxIuqRWbqqq6OrvA9SqE3IC6hsO48hd4TwLGSvjssk1kI6S09Son hQTPnbU8W/hBpZc9251yyCGSDl4CLIE9+ffg2zT9hip9kt8Judj5eJVrB8oAyXUV rIMhVrmRFFSteMxe1laZz17q8RDcKNPNqvW/hG50T2AGIRjMcEBMx1Ox9kc7f61R 2+5+yjdQ5VHY55EKfW8Vm1Kf7I0L27eg7QcTCGv7KafifkVRORw= =l7Os -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --o46es6enphbzza6o--