On Pá, 2012-06-08 at 04:35 -0400, Kamil Paral wrote:
> * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all
primary
> architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> those
> architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> media
> when written to an optical disc
>
> Add new criterion:
>
> * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary
> architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> those
> architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> media
> when written to a USB stick with at least one of the
> [[How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB|officially supported methods]]
Why don't we merge these two?
..... when written to an optical disc, or to a USB stick with at least one of the
officially supported methods
One criterion instead of two. Less text.
+1. I'd prefer one longer criterion then two a bit shorter (but still
long).
> Beta:
>
> Add new criterion:
>
> * The installer must boot (if appropriate) and run on all primary
> architectures, with all system firmware types that are common on
> those
> architectures, from default live image, DVD, and boot.iso install
> media
> when written to a USB stick with any of the
> [[How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB|officially supported methods]]
>
> The idea here is that at Alpha stage it must be possible to create a
> working USB stick _somehow_, and at Beta stage, all methods should be
> working. We could push the second criterion out to Final, I guess,
> but
> to me, this is becoming pretty core functionality. Seems like writing
> images to a stick is as common or more common than using actual media
> nowadays.
Agreed, USB sticks are getting used more and more. Beta stage sounds reasonable.
ACK, we should have criterion for USB sticks as it's used a lot (for
example: we've made some promotional usb sticks for university teacher).