On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 10:27:50PM +0000, Alastair McKinstry wrote: [...] > The alternative to asking the question is fielding bug reports every > time we make a default choice: e.g. setting up a default mirror in > choose-mirror, using the CDROM debs if they are present, using DHCP > (when present) rather than asking for an IP, etc. as users are not aware > that they have alternatives.
This is not a default choice among others, this is about keyboard setting. When it is wrong, installation is very painful unless you do not have to type anything. > It is a balancing act; beginners do get confused by the keyboard > question, not knowing which one they should choose. People do evaluate > installers based on how many questions they get asked. > > I recommend we insert the question now; if we get bug reports in beta2 > reporting it as an issue, I will change the kbd-chooser priority. > > I'm sending this mail to debian-boot, and particularly to Joey Hess, as > I do not want to change the menu question order without agreement. > Does anyone object to such a change? I certainly won't, this issue must be solved. Thanks for taking care. Denis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
