Re: [Devil-linux-develop] growing the familly WAS: unpack error

[MaNU & S. <ee...@fr...>]

Bruce Smith a =E9crit :

>>>I have some ideas about a server .config profile I'd like to run by yo=
u,
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>>I thought we already did? Anyhow, you can do it if you maintain the con=
fig
>>file.
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>I've been thinking and talking about it, but haven't done it yet.
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So Do I ... not "happy" to find DVDCSS or ALSA on a firewall ...

>First I need to decide how to configure the security settings.
>Getting rid of grsecurity is a given, but what about the other ones?
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>I see a "server" as something that should run as fast as possible,
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>Any idea?  Or should I just remove them all?
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>And, if we create a "server", should we remove some services from the
>default profile?  Maybe drop some stuff that really shouldn't be run on
>a firewall, like samba, etc?  Or drop the default profile and only have
>a router profile and a server profile?
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I love this idea as it keeps DL from becoming a general Distro (we're=20
not so far from including X ;-))

>Essentially switch to a firewall release AND a server release, and not
>combine the two?  Or add the server option and leave the others alone?
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>>>if it's not too much work to add another one.
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>>I was thinking about dropping support for i486 in the 1.3 series and fo=
r
>>that only providing a i586-SMP.
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>Sounds good to me!  A i586-SMP firewall, and a i686-SMP server release?
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100% Agree

>>>I could also help with some of the compiling and uploading if you like=
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>>Oh I would certainly appreciate that !
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>You'll have to tell me the steps you follow to compile the official
>releases (along with stuff on how to get rid of the date as part of the
>release number, etc.)
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>Of course that's assuming I can still compile DL ...  I just upgraded
>all my desktops to SuSE 9.2 and haven't tried a DL compile yet.  :-)
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How do you manage to get it so early? Please tell us about it! Worth=20
spending 90 =80 or wait 1 month for ftp?

Best Regards

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Emmanuel ESCARABAJAL
Sys-Admin et Logiciels Libres
ee...@fr...