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From: 7heo <7heo@mail.com>
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Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] Rename proposal of alpine .ISOs
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Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2015 14:16:56 +0200
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>Sent:=C2=A0Sunday, October 18, 2015 at 1:46 PM
>From:=C2=A0"Alan Pillay" <alanppillay4@gmail=2Ecom>
>To:=C2=A0alpine-devel@lists=2Ealpinelinux=2Eorg
>Subject:=C2=A0[alpine-devel] Rename proposal of alpine =2EISOs
>The current Standard" =2Eiso" on http://www=2Ealpinelinux=2Eorg/downloads=
/
>is of the alpine Linux distribution + lots of packages to use it as a
>router/firewall/etc as was alpine's first goal=2E However, I think most
>people nowadays don't use it like that anymore=2E Also, there's nothing
>in the name to indicate the "Standard" =2Eiso"comes with all those
>things=2E Because of that most people downloading alpine are installing
>many packages they never touch=2E What they actually are looking for is
>probably the "Mini" =2Eiso=2E Not only that, but the "Vanilla" =2Eiso is =
the
>"Mini" =2Eiso with linux vanilla kernel, but there's nothing to indicate
>that, and it looks like Vanilla is the "Standard" =2Eiso with some
>modifications=2E
>With all this put, I propose the following:
>
>Standard -> Network (Router/Firewall/VPN/VoIP/etc)
>Mini -> Standard
>
>What does everyone think?
>I believe this is what makes the most sense now that Alpine is a
>general purpose distribution=2E
>
>Thanks for your time=2E
>
>
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I would also get rid of the iso format as the main one, as nobody burns in=
stallation medias anymore=2E It would be much better to have a dd'able inst=
allation image=2E


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