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--- Begin Message ---Package: choose-mirror Version: 2.18 Severity: wishlist Hi! I had though about this for quite some time now, but it was not doable securely before the introduction of apt-key... Use cases: * Lunar frequently reinstall computers from his network (.tanneries.taz) where there is a local Debian mirror/apt-proxy. Now that he had set up a debian.tanneries.taz host, he does not even need to enter the hostname manually during the installation. * A LUG is having an "install party". Instead of having to hack the whole DNS system to make a better use of the bandwidth, they just give the name "debian.<localdomain>" to their local mirror before the party and... job's done. Maybe a static host is not the best option, and introducing zeroconf/mdns would be better. But I would really like to have a way to automatically select a mirror or proxy on the local network... I know that it can be done through preseeding, using DHCP, but that sound too much like overulling for the install party use case... What do you think? Cheers, -- Jérémy Bobbio .''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `-
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--- Begin Message ---On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 12:25:25AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > Have to say I don't like the idea: > [...] I am fully convinced by your arguments. Thanks for taking the time to think about it. :) I am thus closing this bug report. -- Jérémy Bobbio .''`. [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :Ⓐ : # apt-get install anarchism `. `'` `-
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