"Stateless Linux" project
Alan Cox
alan at redhat.com
Wed Sep 15 11:45:55 UTC 2004
On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 02:40:37AM -0400, seth vidal wrote:
> Most people and many IT groups cannot successfully make a video
> projector work for presentations. Do we seriously think that something
> as complex as what is being suggested has a snowball's chance in hell of
> succeeding.
They do seem to be able to insert a CD and run its contents.
> 1. fool proof pxe configurations out of the box in the install of the
> dhcp server or even maybe a pxelinux package!
system-config-netboot or somesuch ? - I've never used it
> 2. a good syncing file system or backup tool that isn't ridiculously
> difficult to configure for the average user.
> 3. a network filesystem that has:
> - robustness
> - locking
> - strong authentication
> - success in working over high-latency connections
> - doesn't piss off kernel developers by it's mere existence.
> and has all of those things, at the same time. Hell, I'd take 4/5.
Sfs is as close as I've seen.
Alan
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