On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 11:30:31AM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote: > > This e-mail is about "worry about a proxy > when there is need to worry about a proxy" > > > Currently we have these steps > > * hardware detect > * network configuration with DHCP and manual config upon fail > * allways ask for proxy > * do the download > > What I would like to see, are these steps > > * hardware detect > * network configuration with DHCP and manual configuration upon failure > * inform user there is test download going on, allow "quick fail" (don't wait > for time out) > ** upon fail: ask for a proxy configuration > ** upon succes: fine, just continue > * do the download >
Use case "home" --------------- The SOHO router does DHCP, there is no web proxy, so not need to bother the user about web proxy settings. Use case "wpad" --------------- The network has "web proxy auto detection" provisioning. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol ) The debian-installer downloader honours those settings, no need to prompt the proxy settings screen. Use case "there is special web proxy for Debian installs" --------------------------------------------------------- The "quick fail" allows the user to go fast to the screen whichs asks for the web proxy settings. Use case "a web proxy is indeed needed" --------------------------------------- Inform user that download might possible after providing settings for a webproxy. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Leven en laten leven
