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From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Managing multiple systems with identical hardware
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:36:48 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAN0CFw291=m_v5y2cHyChHRxcxCztEZeh__LC92i8CsqGiHK6w@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20130927T221017-491@post.gmane.org>

>> I'm slowly coming to conclsuion that you are trying to solve a problem
>> with Gentoo that binary distros already solved a very long time ago. You
>> are forcing yourself to become the sole maintainer of GrantOS and do all
>> the heavy lifting of packaging. But, Mint and friends already did all
>> that work already and frankly, they are much better at it than you or I.
>
>> > I think it will work if I can find a way to manage the few differences
>> > above.  Am I overlooking any potential issues?
>
> I think Grant Should look at CFengine, if he is not familar
> with it. It is the traditional 800 pound Gorrilla when it comes
> to managing many systems. Surely there are folks there in those
> forums that can help Grant filter his ideas until they are
> ready for action. CFengine is in portage.
>
> Alan may be right, as CFengine (or whatever) may work better
> with a binary distribution and is probable more tightly integrated
> with something like debian or such OSes.

Can you give me a general idea of how my workflow might be with a
solution like that?

- Grant


  reply	other threads:[~2013-09-29 18:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-09-25 21:18 [gentoo-user] Managing multiple systems with identical hardware Grant
2013-09-25 21:42 ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-26  9:08   ` Grant
2013-09-26 20:42     ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-27  4:33       ` Johann Schmitz
2013-09-27  5:34         ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-27 10:37       ` Grant
2013-09-27 19:44         ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-27 20:30           ` [gentoo-user] " James
2013-09-29 18:36             ` Grant [this message]
2013-09-29 20:39               ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-29 18:31           ` [gentoo-user] " Grant
2013-09-29 19:06             ` Neil Bothwick
2013-09-29 20:57             ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-30 17:31               ` Grant
2013-09-30 19:28                 ` thegeezer
2013-09-30 19:31                 ` Alan McKinnon
2013-09-30 19:53                   ` Frank Steinmetzger
2013-10-01  6:19                     ` Grant
2013-10-01 14:04                       ` Michael Orlitzky
2013-10-01 15:00                         ` Neil Bothwick
2013-09-30 21:02                   ` Neil Bothwick
2013-10-01  6:26                     ` Grant
2013-10-01  6:07                   ` Grant
2013-10-01  6:20                     ` Alan McKinnon
2013-10-02 18:54                       ` Grant
2013-12-12 23:54                         ` Grant
2013-12-13  0:16                           ` Poison BL.
2013-12-13  0:34                             ` wraeth
2013-12-13  2:06                               ` Grant
2013-12-13  9:12                                 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-12-13  1:49                             ` Grant
2013-12-13  7:57                               ` Alan McKinnon
2013-12-13  9:18                               ` Neil Bothwick
2013-12-13  7:52                           ` Alan McKinnon
2013-10-01  7:43                     ` Neil Bothwick
2013-10-01 18:37                   ` joost

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