There better be an AOL CD with free internet minutes and some trendy clip arts included.
There’s an entire DVD included! Is the installer for LibreOffice really bigger than the 700 MB of a CD? I don’t think so. They probably went with a DVD instead of a CD to make space for all the free internet minutes and 3000+ clipart images!
Disclaimer: I’m old enough to have learned using a computer when computer magazines where a novelty, back when there was not even such a thing as a CD to accompany them (when those started appearing, I would hoard them ;)
Is the installer for LibreOffice really bigger than the 700 MB of a CD?
One won’t be, you’re right but put them all together like I imagine they have done so one can install it on any computer they have, and you will quickly need more space.
- Linux deb is 210, add to it another 240 (it’s a tad larger) for the rpm version.
- Windows installer is 360, times 2 (one Intel and one Arm),
- Mac app is 300, times 2 (one Intel and one M chips)
To that, one may add a few more megs for the various language packs, and maybe (no idea what’s on the disc) a few more megs for the PDF of the official manual in various languages?
Plus, you know, there may be some real cool cliparts on that disc too :p
More seriously, providing a disc sure sounds old school but, imho, there is still a couple things going on for that (supposing the mag is well written): it’s an easy to carry/share/store away all-in-one solution, that also works 100% offline.
- No Internet required is great when you don’t have high speed unlimited access or, say, a heavily ‘controlled’ access. Such a disc would probably be more helpful as a USB stick than as a disc, but I imagine the cost would not be the same but I have no idea.
- One gets all the basics info they need to install and start using the LO suite in a few pages, hopefully extended with the PDF of the full manuals for each app, which happen to be an excellent documentation, for anyone caring to read them. At least, I can vouch for the Writer manual as I have read it ;)
This is the kind of things I will gladly purchase for anyone willing to give LO a chance instead of MS Office if I know they’re don’t have much experience online (using forums, searching for info).
If Linux Mint (the distro I use, and help people install) was available likewise with a CD and a special issue of a magazine or even a book, I would distribute copies around almost all the time. A lot of people (my age but also much younger, and much older) kinda appreciate it.
Sorry for the lengthy reply, I kinda wanted to share the idea that even if it’s odd it’s also really cool to offer this kind of bundle ;)
Don’t apologise for a lengthy reply - you’ve made some great points, and basically I like your attitude :)
thx ;)
