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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:57:31 +0200
From: "Jose Gonzalez Gomez" <jgonzalez.openinput@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to create my own linux distribution
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2006/7/18, David Corbin <gentoo.org@machturtle.com>:
>
> Not wanting to hijack the thread from the OP, but this subject interests
> me
> for the following reason. I work on a software system where one customer
> has
> about 10000 systems at about 500 locations. Remote systems are
> categorized
> as one of 3 types/configurations. Automated management of them is
> essential,
> including upgrades, but seldom upgrades "to the latest and greatest" as
> stability is very important. Upgrades need to "just work", and not
> require
> manual intervention. Currently, they're all on Windows in one form or
> another (ugh!). The systems in question have very limited capabilities,
> and
> the people on site have very limited permissions.
>
> Other potential customers have similar size systems, and I certainly
> expect
> someone to realize the value of Linux for this. I'd like to have a
> solution
> in my mind when the time comes.
>
> I've considered the idea of a custom distribution to do this. There is no
> doubt in my mind, that any such distribtuion would be based on an existing
> one, with tweaks that deal with where updates come from, and what packages
> are availble, etc. Gentoo or Debian are the two likely candidates. I'm
> not
> *sure* a customized distribution is appropriate.
>
>
I think you should take a look at:
http://www.reductivelabs.com/projects/puppet/index.html
http://www.cfengine.org/
Best regards
Jose
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2006/7/18, David Corbin <<a href="mailto:gentoo.org@machturtle.com">gentoo.org@machturtle.com</a>>:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Not wanting to hijack the thread from the OP, but this subject interests me<br>for the following reason. I work on a software system where one customer has<br>about 10000 systems at about 500 locations. Remote systems are categorized
<br>as one of 3 types/configurations. Automated management of them is essential,<br>including upgrades, but seldom upgrades "to the latest and greatest" as<br>stability is very important. Upgrades need to "just work", and not require
<br>manual intervention. Currently, they're all on Windows in one form or<br>another (ugh!). The systems in question have very limited capabilities, and<br>the people on site have very limited permissions.<br><br>Other potential customers have similar size systems, and I certainly expect
<br>someone to realize the value of Linux for this. I'd like to have a solution<br>in my mind when the time comes.<br><br>I've considered the idea of a custom distribution to do this. There is no<br>doubt in my mind, that any such distribtuion would be based on an existing
<br>one, with tweaks that deal with where updates come from, and what packages<br>are availble, etc. Gentoo or Debian are the two likely candidates. I'm not<br>*sure* a customized distribution is appropriate.<br><br></blockquote>
</div><br>I think you should take a look at:<br><br><a href="http://www.reductivelabs.com/projects/puppet/index.html">http://www.reductivelabs.com/projects/puppet/index.html</a><br><a href="http://www.cfengine.org/">http://www.cfengine.org/
</a><br><br><br>Best regards<br>Jose<br>
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