On Tue, 5 Oct 1999, Alvin Oga wrote:
> I'd be interested in writing an installer/duplicator...
>
> - I like to do something like:
> a. give um a bootable cdrom... ( self detect the hardwara )
> ( aka rescue cdrom )
Try the PXE stuff in redhat 6.1. (For some reason, I'm just fascinated by
netbooting; even if 2gig IDE "system" drives cost nothing.
>
> - the installer should automatically detect the hardware installed...
> ( don't ask about hardware... go and look for it )
Go look at 6.1. Its pretty slick. (Yes, it detects hardware.)
> c. ask about raid setup.... and backup setup...
> - raid0/raid1, raid5...
Go look at 6.1.
>
> have fun
> alvin
>
I'll state again: making a bad linux distribution is a hell of a lot of
work. Making a good one can boogle the mind.
You probably want to work on just local modifications (or extensions) to
whatever is the distribution you like best.
(Add ssh, turn off most of inetd.conf, use nis+, etc etc is what I'm
trying to add to 6.0^h1 :)
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