On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 3:18 PM, robert baker <robertmba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Below you will find my suggestions for the scope of the HLFS book. > > What we want to provide. > - A base platform and build environment > - A platform for building hardened servers, routers, and firewalls > > > Work needed to reach a release candidate > > - various package version bumps > - frandom update > - glibc-sanitize-env > - grub2 > - fortify source by default > - test suite/sanity checks > - x86_64 and i?86 build completion > - multi-lib or pure64 or both > - if pure64 is included patches or additional seds are needed > - ssh daemon for bootable_temporary > - libcap-ng (requires python) > - completed book text > > In my oppinion HLFS-1.0 should be limited in scope to just the basic > toolchain. Very few packages should be added beyond the scope of LFS. > Those packages include libcap, (if we use libcap-ng we need Python > too.) paxctl, and an ssh daemon for the bootable temporary tools. All > other work should be focused on preparing the build environment and > base install. > > HLFS-2.0 should be a more aggressive target. I would like to see the > book include documentation on grsec's RBAC system. I would also like > to see a full audit of posix capabilities on the binaries included in > the base system. Some documentation on posix capabilities would also > be a nice addition. Any additional packages that we agree should be in > the book should be added for the 2.0 version. > > Any thoughts/comments/additions are welcome. > > RBaker > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-dev > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
Can there be a SSH alternative like telnet, RSH (Remote Sell), or serial cable for people that want the terminal to be fast? -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/hlfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
