On 01/04/2017 07:24 AM, KatolaZ wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 01:10:31PM +0100, Alessandro Selli wrote:
>
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>
>>> I'm kind of envisioning this as part of the initial system setup, so a
>>> little more like this.
>>> Though I fully admit caffeine hasn't kicked in yet, so I may be
>>> spouting more crazy than normal :).
>>>
>>> [*] No DNS config (warning - may limit ability to install optional
>>> components)
>>> [ ] Pick geographically closest
>>> [ ] Pick Random
>>> [ ] Custom
>>> DNS1 [_________________] (required if 'custom')
>>> DNS2 [_________________] (optional)
>>>
>>> (Buttons / options at the bottom)
>>>
>>> [BACK] [List Public DNS Servers] [OK]
>>
>> Cool. Functional, simple and transparent. Just what Devuan is all about.
>>
>
> This is misleading, and useless. IMHO. If you specify "No DNS config
> (warning - may limit....)" it does not mean that you will not have a
> DNS configured anywhere (as the wording seems to suggest here). It
> just means that Devuan will not provide any fallback DNS configuration
> if your dhclient fails, or if your AP does not give you a decent DNS,
> or if you don't know which DNS to use with in a manual network config.
>
> I would rather like having an option saying:
>
> "[ ] Configure *fallback* DNS"
>
> which makes clear that this is meant to be a fallback, to be used only
> if dhclient has failed, if you AP sucks, if you suck, and in general
> when there is nothing useful in /etc/resolv.conf during the
> installation.
Oops, I was thinking of getting to the menu by the user having already
decided to set a static IP (or choosing some form of "advanced" config
menu) rather than simply having chosen the "use DHCP" option.
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