Re: [Ayatana] Fw: Re: Rethink the noninteractive Live CD default boot?

[Alan Pope <alan@xxxxxxxxx>]

2010/5/26 Kristoffer Lundén <kristoffer.lunden@xxxxxxxxx>:
> As a point of curiosity: how common are errors in the media? I do remember a
> time when we had to burn our CDs at low speeds or there was a high risk of
> just making coasters; however, it's been many years since I've done anything
> but burning at max speed, and even old CDs or DVDs from some drawer still
> work after years and years. I've asked around (not because of this
> discussion, it came up in another context) and anecdotally, this seems to be
> true for "all" others.

I've had multiple official shipit CDs cause issue for me. Rarely have
I had issues with my own self-burned CDs. Then again I rarely burn my
own because I tend to have shipit CDs kicking around, or I use a USB
stick.

/2p

Cheers,
Al.