Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo speed comparison to other distros

[Michael Mol]

On 03/18/2013 08:10 PM, Kevin Chadwick wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:28:04 -0400
> Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com> wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Even though it is from a DVD it can be updated just like standard
>>> linux. The problem is, if you run out of ram then things get killed.
>>>
>>>
>>>> (Frankly, this sounds quite nice for kiosk environments.)
>>>
>>> Could be if you have a good enough network connection for Linux
>>> kernel updates or cut it right down ;-)
>>
>> Local gigabit is cheap, and a gigabit connection would transfer the
>> image in under a minute. A bit more, of course, if you've got an
>> overloaded server being slammed by ten or twenty machines.
>>
>> (I wonder if one can anycast TFTP on a local segment. Hm. I think you
>> could just barely pull it off, since you'd have resolved the layer 2
>> address for your syn packet, and that should stick with the
>> connection.)
>
> Kiosks are notorious for having difficulty in getting to connections
> as there place is determined by other factors. Still it may make a good
> choice of OS except for reboot time.
>

I was thinking POS-style setups in a makerspace I help with.


If I had to cope with wireless or cellular, and I was seriously
concerned about security on a budget, I'd use an internal USB stick with
a fuse diode to prevent further writing, or an SD card with a similar
fuse tripped. Expire on a schedule. Send updates as replacement data
devices.