Custom Distro

[Jon maddog Hall]

I was in a conference session last week with one of the developers of FAI,
and it was the first time I had spent any time looking at it.  I was impressed
with its flexibility and power.

It seems to me that FAI serves a slightly different purpose than a "Custom Distro
Maker", although FAI could go a long way to simulating a "Custom Distro",
given enough compatible packages in the pool.

To me a "Custom Distro Maker" puts together the right packages, complete with
correct dependencies.  FAI takes that custom distro and makes sure that
each and every package is set up how you want it on each and every computer.

FAI is the automated installation and sys admin tool.  "Custom Distro" is the
tool of the distribution maker, although these days that could include system
administrators in some cases.

md
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