Bug#201707: No hostname without netcfg

["Wesley W. Terpstra" <wesley@terpstra.ca>]

On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 01:51:06PM +0200, Sebastian Ley wrote:
> * Wesley W. Terpstra wrote:
> 
> > It would be nice if the user had a hostname after an install which
> > does not include networking.
> 
> In my opinion, the question for a hostname should be relayed to
> base-config. There is no need for it before a reboot, and d-i's main
> principle is to do only the necessary things. IIRC this has been
> discussed before, perhaps we should come to an agreement here now and
> remove the question from netcfg.

This seems fine to me.
It just has to collect a hostname somewhere.
This bug is intended to remind people. :-)

-- 
Wes