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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Managing multiple systems with identical hardware
From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
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>> 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