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On the top panel is the sketch of a {{w|Debian-Installer|Debian Installer}} showing a hostname dialog for its menu-driven frontend. [[Cueball]] wants to make sure that he chooses a great ''permanent'' name that he can give to the server he is running. | On the top panel is the sketch of a {{w|Debian-Installer|Debian Installer}} showing a hostname dialog for its menu-driven frontend. [[Cueball]] wants to make sure that he chooses a great ''permanent'' name that he can give to the server he is running. | ||
β | Choosing a name for a server is an important task. | + | Choosing a name for a server is both an important and non-trivial task. |
It is non-trivial enough that there are official communications on how to choose a good name and why many ideas are bad, for example [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1178.txt RFC 1178 Name Your Computer]. | It is non-trivial enough that there are official communications on how to choose a good name and why many ideas are bad, for example [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1178.txt RFC 1178 Name Your Computer]. | ||
It is important to pick a good name because changing it is costly once references to the existing name are widespread. For example, RFC 1178 states: | It is important to pick a good name because changing it is costly once references to the existing name are widespread. For example, RFC 1178 states: |