Arch Removes AIF

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http://www.archlinux.org/news/install-media-20120715-released/

Not sure how i feel about this, might have to run through the installation on a virtual machine later. Doubt i ever would have got into Arch if the install process was much harder, so i do see this turning away at least some newcomers, which is hardly a good thing.

What do you think?

 

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It's difficult to say without seeing these new install scripts. However, assuming using the scripts is harder I think being obtuse for the sake of it is not a good thing. The AIF was not bloat, given that it was not installed, and it provided a suitable method of getting a core arch install running.

I might give it a try myself to see what it's like.

It may not have been 'bloat', but i've heard people say that it was becoming a bit of a hog to maintain.