SSH and the Ubuntu Server

[Dustin Kirkland]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Serge Hallyn
<serge.hallyn at canonical.com> wrote:
> Quoting Clint Byrum (clint at ubuntu.com):
>> On Wed, 2010-11-17 at 15:38 -0600, Dustin Kirkland wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > This proposal requests that:
>> >  1) a new prompt be added to the Ubuntu Server installer
>> >  2) this prompt be dedicated to the boolean installation, or
>> > non-installation, of the SSH service, as an essential facet of a
>> > typical server
>>
>> +1 for adding this prompt
>>
>> >  3) the cursor highlights the affirmative (yes, please install SSH),
>> > but awaits the user's conscious decision
>> >
>>
>> -1 for having it default to Yes.
>
> Forgive me if the answer is obvious - but how is this any
> better then than simply expecting users to click 'ssh server'
> in the tasksel window which always comes up?

It's not any better, Serge.  :-(

:-Dustin