[vdr] Re: VDR-distros should collaborate ...

[Carsten Koch <Carsten.Koch@icem.com>]

Thomas Koch wrote:
> Am Montag, 29.09.03, um 14:14 Uhr (Europe/Berlin) schrieb Carsten Koch:
>
> > I think they cover different scopes: The LinVDR distro seems to be 
> > designed
> > for minimum size, so maybe it will make sense on a diskless machine that
> > boots from a flash disk or a USB stick. Very nice, but way too 
> > complicated
> > for the average Windows user who just wants to try VDR out.
>
> LinVDR understands itself as a complete solution. Of course, i can get a 
> normal Distribution and install all the necessary things to get VDR 
> running, but this takes much time and you have to know much things about 
> VDR and Linux.
>
> LinVDR is "ready to use". Just install the Distribution and use it.
>
> Now take your own opinion whats the "way to complicated" solution.

I was referring to the "diskless machine that boots from a flash disk or a USB stick"
when I implied that might be too complicated for the average Windows User.

I had not intention whatsoever to imply that LinVDR is less easy to
use than ctvdr. I have no experience with either.

From the sizes (50 MB LinVDR, 200MB ctvdr) and the fact that ctvdr is
very easy to extend to a full debian installation, I concluded that
LinVDR emphasis is on minimum size and on being self-contained,
while ctvdr may have the idea in mind that such a distro could also
get Joe average Windows user started on Linux.

So, no offense at all meant.

Carsten.



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