On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:49:59 +0100 Cyril Brulebois <k...@debian.org> wrote: > Martin Pitt <mar...@piware.de> (2004-03-24): > > - network installation always asks for proxy; I know what a proxy is, > > but not all potential users may; would it be possible to try without > > proxy first and ask for proxy settings only if direct connection > > does not work? Never mind if that is not possible, just asking :-) > > Some translations have a less-techy way of explaining what a proxy is, > and a default empty value should just be OK (people are expected to > install Debian by pressing Enter most of the time, right? :)). I'm not > sure we want to play with trial-and-error in d-i too much⦠> > Tagging wontfix for now to allow for somebody to step up and say > otherwise.
I do think we ought to attempt autodetection for this. As long as a means exists for preseeders and expert installs to specify one anyway (for optional caching proxies), autodetecting by default seems like a good idea, to eliminate one of the more highly technical questions in the install.
