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Bug#438374: marked as done (choose-mirror: add support for debian.<localdomain> as first test)

Your message dated Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:44:15 +0200
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and subject line Bug#438374: choose-mirror: add support for debian.<localdomain> as first test
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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                        .''`. 
lunar@debian.org                    : :Ⓐ  :  # apt-get install anarchism
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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                        .''`. 
lunar@debian.org                    : :Ⓐ  :  # apt-get install anarchism
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