Actually, I've had the same thought. I'm waiting on the GLIS re-write to get stable because it will read a config script and build the server 'hands-off' based on the parameters in the script. At that point it would be easy to have a firewalls script, an email server script, a database server script.
=C= * * Cal Evans * http://www.eicc.com * We build IT solutions * Hemmann, Volker Armin said: > On Monday 25 August 2003 06:12, Stephen Turner wrote: >> hey love the kernel gen thats super cool, :-p never seen my pc turn off >> before after powering down! well anyways are there any plans for a >> gentoo >> firewall/router? how about server specific spin offs? kinda like a >> minimalist webserver almost embedded or somthing? just curious what >> others >> thought especially about the gentoo high performance firewall :-p > > I don't know, if anybody is planning something like that, but I don't > think, > that it is wise. > If you want to build a minimal mailserver, everything you need is in > portage, > so why should someone develop a 'spin off' or 'feature' that is completly > useless and will only bring more bloat into gentoo? > If you want a real 'special mailserver'.. there are a lot of other distros > out > there doing that, and they want mony for their mailservers, ask yourself > why. > > Gl�ck Auf > Volker > > -- > Conclusions > In a straight-up fight, the Empire squashes the Federation like a bug. > Even > with its numerical advantage removed, the Empire would still squash the > Federation like a bug. Accept it. -Michael Wong > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
