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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: quick installs on older/embedded hardware
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 23:38:53
Message-Id: 539250D8.3050607@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: quick installs on older/embedded hardware by James
1 On 06/06/2014 19:20, James wrote:
2 > Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon <at> gmail.com> writes:
3 >
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5 >> So how do other vendors do it? If we look at their workflow, perhaps a
6 >> useable method will filter up through the wetware
7 >
8 >
9 > I have no idea how to find and convince an appropriate company to share how
10 > they setup for multi image testing on various hardware platforms. If you
11 > know of such an opportunity, I'd be all ears on what they would be willing
12 > to share.
13 >
14 > Do tell.
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17 Sorry, I have no idea myself. I was hoping that this stuff would be
18 reasonably common knowledge but apparently in the embedded space people
19 guard their stuff jealously.
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21 In my space (ISPs) we tend to proudly show off our deployment magic at
22 every chance and every seminar, mostly to get bragging rights and
23 brownie points plus a good healthy dose of one-upmanship.
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25 And everyone knows everyone else anyway, half of us have worked at every
26 other ISP at least once - no such thing as keeping your internal
27 systems secret :-)
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32 Alan McKinnon
33 alan.mckinnon@×××××.com