Shtt!!

[John Summerfield]

Jan Pazdziora wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2008 at 09:50:20PM -0500, Jeremy Katz wrote:

Er, Jeremy, I thought you'd recall I've been using ks for years.

>> You can edit the URL of the repo that's used.  We default to following
>> what the mirror list gives back because for most people, that increases
>> the usability of the network install _significantly_
>>
>> Also, note that if your ISP has a local mirror, they should really
>> register their mirror[1] and say the netblocks they serve.  Their users
>> will then end up getting their mirror by default and everyone can win.
>> The same can be true for people who have a static IP and a local,
>> private mirror -- put your IP into mirror manager and your local IP can
>> be given back.
> 
> Defaulting sanely is certainly good thing. However, the OP seems to
> hit a problem when he is not able to change the URL from anaconda's
> UI (whatever his reasons are). That would certainly be a bug,
> wouldn't it?
> 
Exactly.

Did I mention the amount of my time it wasted?

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