On Jun 06, Steve McIntyre <st...@einval.com> wrote: > For a number of years, we've been linking to the amd64/i386 netinst > installer image from the front page. I think it's time to just switch > that to just an amd64 image for stretch now. The vast majority of the > machines out there are now amd64, and we're asking people to download > useless stuff in such cases. i386 users can still find an image for > download. Good idea.
> I'm *also* tempted to switch from the netinst to the first DVD image > instead - network connections have improved a lot. Bad idea: non-netinst images should be downloaded only by people who need to install offline systems. Everybody else will use less bandwidth AND will install Debian in a shorter time (because if the network is fast then the limiting factor will be the disk). -- ciao, Marco
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