On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Niklas Rosenqvist
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niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi! I've been thinking about the discussion at UDS concerning the problem
> with fitting extra content on only one CD. There has been some debating on
> whether Ubuntu should stick to it's one CD policy or go with a DVD sized
> installation image or multiple CD's. I myself haven't attented UDS I've just
> read about it on blogs.
>
> Anyway, the problem seems to be that the 700 MB that one CD offers is very
> limiting for the Ubuntu developers to be able to ship more default programs,
> e.g. Unity 2D, though it's also good in forcing developers to create
> lightweight programs. There are also negative sides to start with a DVD
> sized image since everyone doesn't have access to a DVD-writer but almost
> everyone with a computer has a CD-writer. And people have never been fans of
> having to insert new CD's during installation so I have to proposed two
> solutions to this problems and my favourite is the "Ubuntu Welcome Center".
> Today Windows greets you with a "Welcome Center" on a fresh install and
> gives the user some options to do some basic configurations with the system.
> Hardcore users often just closes it and never opens it again but for first
> time users I believe it could be very helpful. If Ubuntu created a Welcome
> application with the options to download "Ubuntu Extras" - meaning a meta
> package with more "default" programs which can't be fit in the "one
> CD"-installation image. Together with an option to install the "Ubuntu
> Restricted Extras" which many new users have a hard time figuring out it
> even exists since it's not mentioned anywhere except for in forums and blog
> posts. Maybe this can be grouped with some basic configuration options like
> launchers for the user settings and appearance settings applications.
> The other solution I propose which shouldn't really be discussed in Ayatana
> is to offer one CD-installation image for default Ubuntu, and one DVD-image
> for "Ubuntu Extended" which could also be installed through the Software
> Center or the "welcome center".
> What do you guys think about the "Welcome Center" idea?