[kwlug-disc] Free DVD I paid for but am willing to give away

[CrankyOldBugger]

maybe the "Swiss mouse pad" has holes in it?


On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 at 10:44, Chris Craig <kwlug.org at ciotog.net> wrote:

> Is there a material reason to use DVD over USB flash drives nowadays? I
> guess an older PC that doesn't boot via USB (or _have_ USB ports), but then
> I would argue it's faster in most cases to remove the hard drive, install
> using a USB stick on another host computer, then reinstall the hard drive,
> vs waiting for the ponderous DVD OS to load/install.
>
> I'm also curious what a "Swiss mouse pad" is, and how it would affect a
> physical mouse!
>
> On Thu, 30 Jul 2020 at 21:14, George R <bcz.itmatters at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Linux friends,
>>
>> For some years I have been curious about OpenSUSE. Recently I downloaded
>> an iso file and tried to make an install DVD. Brasero was unable to do
>> it because of the size of the file. Then I found that I could buy one
>> relatively cheep from Shop Linux Online.
>>
>> Yes, the DVD did finally arrive and I was able to install Leap 15.1 on
>> my older PC. I was dissapointed in the use workspace and it failed to
>> fully accept the physical mouse (no, not a live one) even using my
>> wife's Swiss mouse pad.
>>
>> So... is there anyone there, or anyone you know that would like a truly
>> free OpenSUSE Leap 15.1 (64bit, of course) DVD?
>>
>> Contact me via eMail and I will gladly send it to you, anywhere that is,
>> in the Maritimes.
>>
>> George Rodier
>>
>>
>>
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