Bug#261415: network installation always asks for proxy
On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:49:59 +0100 Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
> Martin Pitt <martin@piware.de> (2004-03-24):
> > - network installation always asks for proxy; I know what a proxy is,
> > but not all potential users may; would it be possible to try without
> > proxy first and ask for proxy settings only if direct connection
> > does not work? Never mind if that is not possible, just asking :-)
>
> Some translations have a less-techy way of explaining what a proxy is,
> and a default empty value should just be OK (people are expected to
> install Debian by pressing Enter most of the time, right? :)). I'm not
> sure we want to play with trial-and-error in d-i too muchâ?¦
>
> Tagging wontfix for now to allow for somebody to step up and say
> otherwise.
I do think we ought to attempt autodetection for this. As long as a
means exists for preseeders and expert installs to specify one anyway
(for optional caching proxies), autodetecting by default seems like a
good idea, to eliminate one of the more highly technical questions in
the install.
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