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["Mathieu L." <lejatorn AT smgl.homelinux.net>]

On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 05:03:34PM -0400, flux wrote:
> Thomas Orgis (thomas-forum AT orgis.org) wrote [08.04.10 16:41]:
> > Well, I repeat my suggestion to include openssh ... and remember trouble 
> > setting up network (dhcpcd couldn't create a directory in /var/run).
> > Openssh and NFS mounts are important means to get stuff or information to 
> > the box at hand.
> > It can always be that we need to get some stuff before booting into the 
> > installed system.
> > I don't talk of ssh or NFS server, only client.
> > 
> > I know that the ISO is mainly about getting a chroot untarred, but 
> > minimal console live-cd capabilities (shell, ssh, IRC, web browser) are 
> > just too useful to omit, IMHO.
> > As long as we carry source tarballs around, ISO size is no compelling 
> > reason to omit these few MB.
> 
> In addition to ssh not being provided on the ISO, there are no IRC
> clients nor web browsers. Are you also suggesting we provide these on
> the ISO? Aside from having a minimal web browser for viewing html
> documentation, 

Please make sure that this minimal web browser is not too minimalistic
and can do https (links can if compiled correctly afair). I recall the
time when I started with smgl I was living in a student housing and one
needed to authenticate on an https page to be able to reach the outside
web. I reported that and I think sandalle was the one at the time who
added the necessary stuff to the iso. :)
I personally don't need it anymore, but removing that would be a step
backwards imo.

Cheers,
Mathieu