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  • From: flux <flux AT sourcemage.org>
  • To: "sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org" <sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] New x86_64 ISO
  • Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:04:25 -0500

Ladislav Hagara (ladislav.hagara AT unob.cz) wrote [09.02.23 19:50]:
>
> >> I saw ruskie propose that the only "auto" device be lo, in a
> >> default /etc/network/interfaces, and that sounds the best solution.
> > After completing an install with the 0.10.0 iso, I think we should
> > consider adding at least examples to the /etc/network/interfaces file.
> > I think what would be best is to use the example network interfaces
> > file that is installed with ifupdown and only un-comment lo as it is
> > now in the example file.
> >
> > The current install has a step to edit this file, but with no examples
> > if you are not familiar with the formatting this is very useless.
> >
> > This change needs to be made for both the normal and 64-bit iso's.
>
> :-)
> There is a problem that some developers are strictly against this.
> I was trying to persuade them but no chance. Even
>
> #auto eth0
> #iface eth0 inet dhcp
>
> as i suggested on
> https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/sm-discuss/2009-January/019124.html was
> too soft for them. :-(
> They really do not want to attract users.
>
> Imho we need some quick and easy system for voting for and against some of
> these decisions.
> Some of our decisions are only one man decision. :-(

Although I don't know of any "one man decisions" that have happened in
the distro recently, I think this is a good idea, and one that I have
thought about before. One idea that I had was maybe creating a "vote"
section in bugzilla and having votes tracked that way, since it would be
easy to open issues for voting on. The problem with that would be making
sure people didn't cheat the vote, but I guess the opening of a bug to
vote on and the actual tracking of the votes could happen separately
anyway.

--
Justin "flux_control" Boffemmyer
Cauldron wizard and general mage
Source Mage GNU/Linux
http://www.sourcemage.org

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