>>>>> "G" == Gary Lawrence Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
G> Dig: You drop by the Mandrake site, click off what you need,
G> and _that_ is what you get on your CD. To do this, we would
G> need to modify the installer to be sensitive to what is
G> actually on each of the CDs, but the points we'd score as "your
G> Linux _your_ way" would be immense.
G> Comments?
It seems Red Hat has some comments on this:
While this approach appears similar to the model used by ASPs
(application service providers), the difference is that Red Hat
will deliver the actual software over the Internet or on CD, which
customers can install locally, both for servers and embedded
devices like cell phones.
Clients will also be able to decide what information they want to
share with Red Hat and what software, updates, patches and
packages they wish to receive.
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20000920/tc/red_hat_to_unveil_linux_subscription_service_1.html
I wonder if this is anywhere near my "tell us what you need" model
of distribution?
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