Re: Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) 1.0 release

From: Lionel CONS (lionel.cons@private)
Date: Wed Oct 16 2002 - 01:10:29 PDT


Solar Designer writes:
 > CDs (and ISO-9660 images available via the FTP mirrors) are bootable
 > on x86 and include a live system and x86 binary packages, as well as
 > full source code which may be rebuilt with one simple command ("make
 > buildworld").  Security tools such as John the Ripper are usable right
 > off the CD, without requiring a hard disk -- this way Owl may also be
 > considered an alternative to Trinux.

This is very good but the network setup is a bit painful. Any chance
to support BOOTP/DHCP? Something like Red Hat's pump would be nice to
have.

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