[Bug 214390] Installer assumes no proxy necessary reaching the internet

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214390

--- Comment #3 from Pierre Pronchery <pierre@freebsdfoundation.org> ---
(In reply to Jessica Clarke from comment #2)

I agree that it's already too many dialog prompts in the installer. However
adding a question "do you want to configure a proxy?" adds one more dialog to
the process of setting up a proxy...

It is too late to redesign bsdinstall to be ready on time for the next release,
but this change would add support for setting up network proxies as part of the
installation process right away. Therefore I think the benefit in added
functionality outweighs the minor usability annoyance.

As reported by the initial submitter, in some environments network proxies are
a must (e.g., business, finance, governmental) and other means of deployment
may not be convenient or authorised.

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