On Sun, 31 Jul 2016 at 08:49, Brian Wengel <m40636...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Debian community > > Maybe it’s just me, but as a rather new-comer to the Debian world a few > things puzzles me. > > 1: Going to the download section is like being taken 15 years back. Isn’t > it time to take the step to move away from the CD/DVD media and move into > the USB Flash drive arena? > I know the CD/DVD images also work on USB but maybe it’s time to actually > stop calling it CD/DVD images? And I also see you can download 640MB > images....where’s the floppy images? (sorry for my sarcasm ). I mean I just > bought a 8GB USB flash drive for less than 5$! > > I’m not saying the images should not be DVD compatible, but make the USB > the primary media in guides/naming etc….and perhaps make a link at the > bottom of the download page(s) saying “Are you using DVD media, read > *here*” if that need some extra guidance.….don’t let the vast majority be > bothered with it…..just my opinion. > > 2: I find it rather difficult and troublesome to find the image you want. > When going to Debian.org it takes a long time to find your image. You have > to go true several pages, reading a lot of text and doing a lot of > mouse-clicking. > Try to go to www.ubuntu.com and compare the download process?….I think > you’ve made it exceptional complex. Yes, you might support more image > options, but still! > And calling it CD/DVD images isn’t helping either….when you’re sitting > with a flash drive in your hand, as I believe the majority do. > > Best regards > Brian, Denmark > > You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but why are you telling us? Who, exactly, do you think you are talking to on this email list? (Clue: the name should be a giveaway) Mark
