> > i'd still like to explore ways that we can coordinate ltsp and lessdisks > > development(at least in the context of debian and ubuntu), since there > > is so much overlap, now... > > My source code archive is here: > > http://people.ubuntu.com/~mdz/archives/matt.zimmerman@canonical.com/ > > development is taking place on ltsp--main--0. > > If you have identified some specific areas where we could share code, that > would be a good start. main area is in the chroot installation (server/ltsp-build-client). biggest problem is that everything is hard-coded. petter proposed a patch to change some of the values using commandline options, i think. specificly, all of these should be configurable: ROOT, DIST, MIRROR, the mirror components, the packages, kernel-img.conf options, what additional scripts to run (ltsp-update-kernels, ltsp-update-sshkeys) the lessdisks-install script from lessdisks has many comparable values, and they are also configurable: http://cvs.freegeek.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/lessdisks/install/usr-sbin/lessdisks-install?rev=HEAD lessdisks-install has considerably more complexity than ltsp-build-client (for better and worse- the cold is old and crusty), and i would like to consider writing a more generic chroot installation tool. it seems like it would be easier to adapt (or re-write) lessdisks-install to be able to install ltsp than the other way around. and since lessdisks-install is in need of a re-write, i figure it might be worth writing a generic chroot installation tool that can meet both ltsp and lessdisks needs, and hopefully other chroot installations as well. a big difference between the two scripts is that lessdisks-install actually runs a significant portion of the install chrooted, to make it less dependent on what exact version of lessdisks is installed on the server and in the chroot. it first installs the lessdisks-terminal package, which contains a script the lessdisks-install runs chrooted. on another note, i propose to carry on discussion on the debian-edu list. would anyone like to be removed from the CC list on this thread? feel free to drop me from the CC field i am on both debian-edu and lessdisks lists. live well, vagrant
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