Re: "Stateless Linux" project

[Alan Cox <alan redhat com>]

On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 02:40:37AM -0400, seth vidal wrote:
>  Most people and many IT groups cannot successfully make a video
> projector work for presentations. Do we seriously think that something
> as complex as what is being suggested has a snowball's chance in hell of
> succeeding.

They do seem to be able to insert a CD and run its contents. 

> 1. fool proof pxe configurations out of the box in the install of the
> dhcp server or even maybe a pxelinux package!

system-config-netboot or somesuch ? - I've never used it

> 2. a good syncing file system or backup tool that isn't ridiculously
> difficult to configure for the average user.
> 3. a network filesystem that has:
>   - robustness
>   - locking
>   - strong authentication
>   - success in working over high-latency connections
>   - doesn't piss off kernel developers by it's mere existence.
>   and has all of those things, at the same time. Hell, I'd take 4/5.

Sfs is as close as I've seen.

Alan