On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 08:12:28AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > Putting an USB key into most of my servers requires some hours of > driving and jumping through security hoops to get datacenter access. > [...] > I'd prefer an OS which allows full remote installation that does not > need some kind of physical access.
On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 01:50:40AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I suspect it would not be hard to create a non-free installer CD > that obviates the requirement of a separate USB key for remote > installs. So isn't this exactly why we have a voting system? Everyone understands both points of view here, don't they? We just need to choose which one Debian's going to adopt, because we haven't implemented a way of having our cake and eating it too on this score. > I tend to come down hard on the side of not compromising my > principles for temporary convenience or popularity (or, if you will, > market share). > > To paraphrase: Those who give up essential freedoms for > temporary convenience and popularity deserve neither. And, uh, isn't that a bit needlessly argumentative? Marc's not trying to get anyone to give up essential freedoms, or give them up himself. Cheers, aj
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