Originally posted by: Laserman
What I meant is it is easier if the file is a disk image than a set of folders as it is ready to burn. I suppose terms like "easier" and "pain" are too subjective to argue over.
Still, I've download my share of VIDEO_TS directories which I consider "ready to burn",
on the other hand I've also gotten ISO images which are not ready to burn IMHO.
Take Moth3r's for example -- good transfers, but why is the NFO not included inside the image ?
Metallaxis' cover for Moth3r's ANH was completed after initial release, so it's not inside the image either.
I like to burn the NFO and cover onto the disc, so for me the image wasn't "ready to burn".
I also like to include checksums on the discs I burn, but that's a whole 'nother can-o-worms....
And IF I wanted to remove the boilerplate from one of Ritker's offerings,
him releasing it as an image sure wouldn't stop me.
Originally posted by: Laserman
The reason stated for not upgrading (that 98 was more secure against worms and viruses these days) just seemed an odd reason to stay on 98, and didn't sound right.
That line of reasoning seems a bit odd to me as well, but I won't argue for or against Win98.What I meant is it is easier if the file is a disk image than a set of folders as it is ready to burn. I suppose terms like "easier" and "pain" are too subjective to argue over.
Still, I've download my share of VIDEO_TS directories which I consider "ready to burn",
on the other hand I've also gotten ISO images which are not ready to burn IMHO.
Take Moth3r's for example -- good transfers, but why is the NFO not included inside the image ?
Metallaxis' cover for Moth3r's ANH was completed after initial release, so it's not inside the image either.
I like to burn the NFO and cover onto the disc, so for me the image wasn't "ready to burn".
I also like to include checksums on the discs I burn, but that's a whole 'nother can-o-worms....
And IF I wanted to remove the boilerplate from one of Ritker's offerings,
him releasing it as an image sure wouldn't stop me.
Originally posted by: Laserman
The reason stated for not upgrading (that 98 was more secure against worms and viruses these days) just seemed an odd reason to stay on 98, and didn't sound right.
I will mention that Win98 users aren't the only ones "stuck" with FAT32.
On my laptop I dual-boot Win2000 and Slackware Linux. I've got a 2GB C: drive where Win2K lives, a smallish ext3 partition where linux lives, and a large partition for data, shared by both OSes.
Now linux-2.4 (even the newest Slackware version still ships with 2.4 kernel) can read NTFS, but cannot write to it, so FAT32 is still my best choice for the shared data partition.