Hello,
On Wednesday 21 February 2001 10:13, you wrote:
> Since the price of computer equipment (MB, HD, etcs)
> are so inexpensive, I personaly would never run linux
> off of a cd. You are limited to not being able to
> confire the files like httpd and the log files or
> ..bash_profile.
Sure, there are a lot of things that won't persist between boots, but take a
careful look at the maragda boot process... there is a point where you can
give it a floppy (or, potentially another CD media..?) which can contain any
files you wish to _override_ the files burned to the CD-rom - things like
hosts.deny, hosts.allow, resolv.conf, exports, fstab and on.. you can still
run a hard disk, and have it mounted at boot time as a /home/ dir I
believe... and obviously, it's all open-source so hack-at-will.
I woulod *never* assert that this is a superior method for running linux in
the desktop environment, but it does have some great advantages. For
instance, running as root gets much less dangerous for a learner, and the
system is essentially bullet-proof from crackers, or just the occasional
id10t like me. Just try installing a rootkit into a box running from ROM.
Also, less installation nightmares for the casual first-time novice.
The ThinkNIC (www.thinknic.com) Internet computer / applicance uses this
method to run it's OS. It's already apparent that embedded applications are
looming large in the future of linux, and this is a good example of a hybrid
embedded system. I just like it.
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