Freely owning I have not followed this entire thread, I simply wish to add
a couple of points.
First, Linux is, or was represented to me, to reflect choices. Those
included many paths to incorporating the system, allowing an individual
to use the equipment they have right now to draw upon Linux.
Second, I have two machines in this room both of which are less than 10
years old, that have cd DVD drives in them, and allow for those boot
choices. after all, one might choose to enjoy music, or a film, without
the need for bondage, and subscription factors, in those formats.
My point is this.
Given how vast the digital divide can be globally, why not insure choices
to accessing Linux in general and Debian particularly?
Just because your machines are 20 years old, does not mean that is the
case
for everyone.
Just my thoughts,
On Tue, 18 Jun 2024, Stefan Monnier wrote:
And some of the BIOSes of old PCs are not able to boot from USB...
Indeed, tho I suspect those machines are 20 years old or more (at least,
all my machines that are <20 years old support booting from a USB key
drive, while of the two older machines I have (both 21 years old), one
of them doesn't support booting from a USB key (tho it supposedly can
boot from USB floppy)).
Stefan
