On Wed 07 Nov 2018 at 19:55:28 +0100, Pascal Hambourg wrote: > Le 06/11/2018 à 20:17, Brian a écrit : > > On Tue 06 Nov 2018 at 00:52:28 +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote: > > > > > If you're using a netinst, you're *really* expected to use a > > > mirror. If you're not, you should know what you're doing to fix > > > any issues you find like this. > (...) > > This issue is simply a bug and there is nothing flagged up in the Guide > > to indicate that not choosing a mirror is bad or to help a user avoid > > this bug or similar ones. Blaming the victim (...you should know what > > you're doing...) is not helpful. > > Please don't call me a victim ! It is advertised that "netinst" images are > intended to be used with a network mirror. I am a big boy and I have been > warned. Yes, it is a bug, but a minor one IMO, and 3 out of the 4 conditions > required to trigger it are under the user's control.
You have completely missed the point. There is no requirement to use a network mirror. I gave a quote from an authoritative source. Care to back *your* case up. The bug is incidental to the point I made. -- Brian
