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> Thanks for the scripts and help! |
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That's what we're here for ;-) |
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> When I roll out a new TCP/IP based data-logger |
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> (hopefully this fall) it'll take sensor inputs and control a few outputs. |
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> No humans will use the devices for anything other than interfacing |
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> sensors and collecting data. |
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As with most other embedded devices, wouldn't these remain fairly static at |
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the OS level? I mean, would you really want to try to debug why (all of a |
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sudden) the remote devices stopped functioning because of an errant package |
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emerge? |
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As for learning gentoo at a deeper level, we encourage that. I would |
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suggest, only because it really made things clear for me, that you look at |
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Linux from Scratch http://www.linuxfromscratch.org. It will make the entire |
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process for how to custom build a linux box a lot clearer. |
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> The experience I gain form helping kids/adults use Gentoo, will help me |
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> manage thousands of dataloggers across public and private networks. |
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> Besides if I screw it up, no big deal. They can always use a winblows |
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> box until I get it fixed. Strict user control semantics will be |
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> used to limit what they can screw up. |
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>From an administrative point of view, however, I think you'd be better |
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served by having one system working, freeze it and then clone it to the |
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other systems. Skip updates as much as possible. |
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Basically you'd be taking the same route as other embedded linux products. |
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My linksys routers, all linux based, have the ability to handle new firmware |
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(linux distribution) but they do not auto-update themselves. |
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> I'm also using jffnms to update and manage all sorts of routers and |
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> industrial contols embedded devices. After some |
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> time, I'm sure I'll roll my own solution, but for now, managing Gentoo |
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> user systems and customizing JFFNMS for router and other snmp devices |
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> is enough of to keep me busy. |
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Exactly my point - why introduce even more administrative headaches to have |
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thousands of gentoo systems automatically emerging packages on their own? |
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