[arch-dev-public] Request: move links to core/support

[Thayer Williams]

On Feb 04, 2008  7:43 PM PST, Dan McGee <dpmcgee at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 4, 2008 9:02 PM, Travis Willard <travis at archlinux.org> wrote:
> > On Feb 4, 2008 9:35 PM, Eric Belanger <belanger at astro.umontreal.ca> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would like your opinion about moving links to core/support as suggested
> > > in FS#9432 in order to have a CLI browser available on the ISO.  From the
> > > comments on the FR, some users needs to access a web page to enable their
> > > internet connection. It will also allow them to search the web/wiki for
> > > installation help.  BTW, the FR got 9 votes since being submitted last
> > > Friday so it seem to be a popular request.
> > >
> > > I think that it's a reasonable request as we already supply other network
> > > tools like openssh, iptables and netkit-telnet in core.  Plus, we don't
> > > supply info pages so they need a browser to get that information on the
> > > web.
> >
> > I say go for it - sounds like a great idea.
> 
> Huge +1 from me- I remember that I had to do a full install so I could
> get to a text mode web browser to activate my internet connection
> (register my MAC address), and then wiped the whole system so I could
> do a fresh up-to-date FTP install.
> 
> -Dan

+1 from the new guy... I've missed this feature twice already.