Re: [Astlinux-devel] Can astlinux-project be extended to a Home Gateway Appliance

[Lonnie A. <li...@lo...>]

> On May 20, 2020, at 1:04 PM, Michael Keuter <li...@mk...> wrote:
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>> Am 20.05.2020 um 19:14 schrieb Ramesh GK <ram...@ho...>:
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>> Hi,
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>> I have been an avid follower of your project since last 1.5yrs and at one point used it to fit my needs as a Home Gateway Appliance however I was looking to make it extensible by bringing in other components to make it as a full blown suite which can also be used by SMBs too. 
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>> - routing & firewall - shorewall (optional)
>> - dns - bind
>> - dhcp - isc dhcp server
>> - mail server - exim4 & dovecot
>> - in-built cellular services using modem manager & network manager for sending alerts/notifications when primary network goes down
>> - java/python for developing additional/extending the existing functionality. For example support for openhab or homeassistant home automation
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>> Please let know if this is of your interest.
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>> Thanks
>> Ramesh GK
>> Strive not to be a success but rather to be of value - Albert Einstein
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> Hi Ramesh,
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> please read the first paragraph about the AstLinux Principles:
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> https://www.astlinux-project.org/about.html
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> Michael

Exactly.  Keeping a minimal code footprint has many advantages.

But, for special cases, we will be supporting guest Linux Containers in the next release of AstLinux.

Lonnie