On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:28:04 -0400 Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Even though it is from a DVD it can be updated just like standard > > linux. The problem is, if you run out of ram then things get killed. > > > > > >> (Frankly, this sounds quite nice for kiosk environments.) > > > > Could be if you have a good enough network connection for Linux > > kernel updates or cut it right down ;-) > > Local gigabit is cheap, and a gigabit connection would transfer the > image in under a minute. A bit more, of course, if you've got an > overloaded server being slammed by ten or twenty machines. > > (I wonder if one can anycast TFTP on a local segment. Hm. I think you > could just barely pull it off, since you'd have resolved the layer 2 > address for your syn packet, and that should stick with the > connection.) Kiosks are notorious for having difficulty in getting to connections as there place is determined by other factors. Still it may make a good choice of OS except for reboot time.
