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