Hi I've been a Linux From Scratch and hardened-gentoo user for years and have been using both distros mainly for SMBusiness production ( set and forget firewall/router/file/print server etc) uses.
However, I was on the lookout for a simple package manager that would allow me to roll my own packages and keep them in binary like gentoo but without a lot of cruft. So that brought me to pacman. It has a linux from scratch feel, but automates the redundancy for me. Also, from a security perspective, it allows me to quickly verify the source package location and build info before I compile a package. To make a long story short, I seem to be overlapping my private efforts with Archserver (which I think is a good thing). - I'm using a cloned archlinux core and extras tree to keep my package versions in a consistent state. - Customize, build and sync my packages locally then remotely to servers I manage - Backport security patches for net facing daemons I use in my builds - Cherry pick the bleeding edge arch repo for new PKGBUILD versions I need then customize. The only big difference is that my focus is on hardened servers and appliances. I use a hardened toolchain then roll my binaries with fPIE fstack-protector relro, use grsecurity kernel for ASLR etc.. and build/manage w/ pacman. Basically I'm just seeking to speak with someone in the project to figure out if my efforts fit in with the current or future goals of Archserver. So who is the friendliest Archer and what is their email addy? -Andre Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® _______________________________________________ ArchServer Project General Mail List Post messages to: [email protected] Administer your subscription: http://lists.archserver.org/listinfo/general
