On Friday 18 December 2015 02:17:14 Artjom Tsarajev wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Just heard about the WD challenge today from a podcast and decided to throw > in a couple of thoughts. > > From what I understand, the system behind the project should be lightweight > and simply configurable. That is why I wanted to propose running the system > off of a RaspberryPi port of TinyCore Linux. In case you haven't heard > about it, it's a light linux distro that runs completely from RAM while > software and persistent storage can be stored on a separate mount (WD drive > in this case). The fact that the system is initially read from an SD card > in read-only mode and copied into RAM makes it safe to use in case of a > power loss. If you want to learn more, you can go to > http://www.tinycorelinux.net for info. > > As for the project itself, I have successfully set up a running instance of > piCore with Apache+PHP and it runs great on a first gen RPi model B. Boot > times are around 15 seconds, RAM usage is about 100 MB. I have also written > a blog post describing the setup process at > http://ska.ee/posts/2015/2015-12/2015-12-07_philecms_picore_eng > > TinyCore is highly configurable through text files, there is a package > manager available, the only thing I see lacking in terms of security is the > ability to update different packages automatically.
That is a great idea! Real cool. Please send me and Frank, privately, your address and github name. Not sure if we can still get you a prototype before Christmas, but as I wrote earlier, we will get more prototypes and send them out later. Cheers Jos > > Regards, > Artjom -- Disclaimer: Everything I do and say is based on my view of the world today. I am not responsible for changes in the world, nor my view on it. Everything I say is meant in a positive and friendly way, unless explicitly stated otherwise. find me on blog.jospoortvliet.com
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