Mark Constable writes:
Dlite v0.03 is small sub-set of the Debian GNU/Linux binary packages
most suited to ISPs needing a small but powerful operating system.
The distribution will always be less than 100 Mb so it's possible
to maintain a mirror on every host ready for any situation, from
emergency rebuild through to regular maintenance updates.
A singular sub-set of packages cannot be all things to all people
but by having one consistent base-line reference of the most
commonly used packages readily available and widely used, therefor
tested, it can assist smaller startup Linux based ISP tech people
to get on with managing their clients rather than just the system.
So far, it comprises one main perl script to fetch just the required
latest version of each package from any upstream ftp site. The
packages
are broken up into sets which are controlled by plain text lists of
wildcarded package names. Simply add the exact packages wanted and
they are the only ones mirrored. A simple functionality that is not
easily or readily available eslewhere, hence Dlite.
This is a fledgling project so any suggestion are most welcome.
http://opensrc.org/dlite mailto:dlite@opensrc.org news://news.opensrc.org/org.opensrc.dlite
- --markc