[Live-demo] Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Do we want OSGeo-Live on a USB or DVD at FOSS4G?

[Alex Mandel]

AFAIK, USB is still incompatible (not bootable) with a Mac, though that
might have changed since the macbook air doesn't have an optical drive.
Please prove me wrong (without crazy hacks - I'm aware of some).

DVDs are also 1/2 the cost (possible even less) and have the added
benefit that a person might pass it on. I doubt a usb stick would ever
be passed on.

Thanks,
Alex


On 08/02/2011 03:57 PM, Cameron Shorter wrote:
> OSGeo-Live will be handed out to all delegates at FOSS4G 2011 in Denver,
> and what I'd like to know is whether we should distribute on a DVD or USB.
> 
> In Barcelona, we were unsure whether the USB version would work on most
> computers, so we gave USB's to presenters only, who we thought would
> likely be forgiving if it didn't work) and we gave DVDs to everyone else.
> 
> So my question to the community is:
> If you were given an OSGeo-Live DVD at FOSS4G 2010, were you able to
> boot from it on your computer (and whatever other computers you may have
> at home)?
> 
> If you have experience building a bootable USB, I'd also like to hear
> from you.
> Probably best to reply to myself and/or live-demo at lists.osgeo.org and
> avoid swamping the discuss list with traffic.
> 
> On 03/08/11 06:26, Peter Batty wrote:
>> Do you have a preference between DVD and USB? My laptop doesn't do
>> DVDs so I guess I have an inclination for at least having some USBs in
>> the mix. Don't know how costs compare though, will research further.
> 
>