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Subject: Re: OK, so what would YOU like to see on that second CD?
To: phk@critter.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp)
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 96 12:52:03 MET
From: Greg Lehey <lehey.pad@sni.de>
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>
>> IMHO, the Live FS CD is the only one we need for the present
>> distribution.  The install CD is there only because the installation
>> procedures are still geared towards compressed files copied across the
>> net.  There's no reason (apart from a little bit of missing software)
>> not to install from the live file system.
> It would be MUCH slower.

Why?  Because the files are all unpacked?  Or because of the CD-ROM
speed?  Does anybody have any figures?

Greg