> 1. Say CD1 is a minimal installer and a file system, rudimentary, ready to > go. ( And yes, I've actually created such a thing on contract for a > company in the Northwest so I know this pretty well... ) > > 2. You do the "install" and partition, and format, and BLLLLLAAAAMMMM ! > > Your whole entire basic file system is copied over ready to go. >/Snip/ > > This sort of "install" is a LOT faster, a LOT LOT faster. I like your idea, install all the "base" system stuff in one shot, (ala a
slackwareish tarball). The only problem I could see with not having it in an RPM is if for some reason it needed to be upgraded (i.e. a release upgrade on which the fs changed, or a bug fix.) It's much easier to upgrade things with RPM (If it's done correctly). Ryan
