Re: [gentoo-server] GSP installation server + portage network

[Joby Walker]

Frido Ferdinand wrote:
> I intentionally left configuration management out of this because my
> ideas on the above topics are more refined. To start with the second
> point, my basic theory is that: Package Management should be left to
> Portage. This sounds logical on 1 computer, but what if you have a
> network ? Should portage be made network aware ? I think so. Package
> management on a network should be as easy as:
>
> emerge --target="host.domain.tld" emerge apache
>


I think we want to stay away from a push based update system, they are 
prone to breaking and require more management overhead than pull based 
systems.  I have personally experienced a push based system gone wrong. 
  Our windows desktops are managed by pushed packages for software and 
security patches, but many failed to receive the patch for the recent 
RPC buffer overflow.  Additionally my current infrastructure for a 
distributed gentoo system is push -- and it is a pain in the ass.  The 
i.org paper lists all of the reasons why pull works better...

But you are right.  We desperately need a kickstart system.

jbw