> From: "Geo." 
> "Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
> news:40313d73$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> I have yet to receive any Windows XP fixes for this machine from Dell.
>> They appear to point you at Windows update on the net.
> With a desktop that wouldn't surprise me, however the rack mount dell
> servers are a different story.
>> No doubt, which is why Rich diverted you onto RedHat where Jeff's
>> comment was:
>> 
>> "There are some who would probably kill me for this.. but I'd really be
>> interested in seeing what would happen if eeye turned some of that talent
>> loose on Linux.
> Ok let me ask a question then, Lets assume eeye was going to turn their
> attention on "linux" next. Where do they get
"linux"? Heck for that matter,
> where do I download pure "linux" from? I want to see what's
in this pure
> linux product you keep saying is something different from RedHat.
> Geo.

OK then they could start with SE Linux. Failing that it is simply a matter
of "don't choose any apps during the install" such that the only
code which is loaded is the code which has to be there.

I've been looking (for a variety of reasons) at exactly this for locked
down users where they are given a CD & it mounts their home over the
net & the apps on the CD are the only apps they have/are allowed to
have. You can end up with a suprizingly small image. As a semi-joke we did
one with just text/console apps for each "product/app category"
& you get a very small easily hardened distie whihc works well on old
kit.

Adam

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