> I like the idea of a more powerful and flexible system avaible on CD, with config files on a floppy, BUT, I think that maintaining a simpler floppy base distribution is a good goal (even 1.68MB). It enforces build disipline (ie, no wasted crap on base installs) and it provides a usable/afordable solution for the majority of people setting this stuff up. Those on this list with DMZ's and ipsec tunnels, and etc and not the probable majority of users. (Could be wrong, this is an opinion). They just want to set up something that firewalls systems.
Agreed...especially the point about floppy use enforcing build discipline. IMHO, it should continue to be possible to create a firewall system that functions on a single floppy, with perhaps two floppies (or other larger media) required for more advanced setups (ie sshd, IPSec gateway). > People have been marching the floppy drive's death for years now, and it still ends up a practical tool. (hell, corporate installs of OS's) When something as cheap and as good/better becomes avaiable, then the floppy will die. Burnable CD-Rom's are getting there, but not as ubiquitous yet. Many folks have predicted the death of removable magnetic media incorrectly. CD-R's have the floppy beat for size, speed, price-per-bit, and possibly even overall cost (IIRC, a floppy-disk and CDR cost about the same), but floppies still win for general usefulness, and the drives are cheaper. If you look at CD-RW (a more apples to apples comparison), the floppy is still a fair amount cheaper in everything but cost per bit. Charles Steinkuehler http://lrp.steinkuehler.net http://c0wz.steinkuehler.net (lrp.c0wz.com mirror) _______________________________________________ Leaf-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user
