Re: install/47038: installing from a USB stick image is unnecessarily confusing

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/47038; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: install/47038: installing from a USB stick image is unnecessarily 
confusing
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2012 00:28:13 +0200

 On Sat, Oct 06, 2012 at 09:10:42AM +1000, matthew green wrote:
 > does this mean i wouldn't be able to choose some other media?
 > i use this feature fairly often -- boot some random cdrom, but
 > use sets from some other place (usually ftp or nfs.)
 
 I am not sure about this - while I use it myself as well, there is a certain
 (but not very strong) relation between sysinst, the install environment and
 the sets.
 
 On the other hand, from a typical user perspective, the whole install process
 should need as few questions/interactions as possible.
 
 So: let's create an option menu to go via full menu/manual source selection,
 but make the default install "just do the right thing" (i.e. use the sets
 that come with the CD/usb image).
 
 Martin