[MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwireless Linux distro

[Tyson.Clugg at csiro.au]

Jason,

I see this as being advantageous.  My suggestions are:
* Being non-MelbWireless specific, more of a "Wireless Linux" distro.
Change the name to something more catchy later, *after* you've had some time
to think about it.
* Having various operating modes: Node, Router, Backbone, etc.
* Not being reliant on any write media - no HDD required.  This adds appeal
to those who want to "try it out" without breaking anything.
* ISO image (CD) is good, floppy may be a long term goal as well.  "Wow!  I
can download this file, grab an old floppy and give it a go!" as opposed to
"ISO image - what's that?  Ohh... but I don't have a burner!"
* Drop the idea of basing it on RedHat/Debian/Slackware/etc, too religious.
"Use the source, Luke!"

All that said, I'm up for it!  I'm sure I can spare a few hours in the
darkness of the night...

Tyson.

PS: Did you want to move this thread to wiki?  Start with something like
"WirelessLinuxRFC".

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Hecker [mailto:jason at air.net.au]
> Sent: Friday, 25 January 2002 11:44 AM
> To: melbwireless at melbwireless.dyndns.org
> Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Melbwireless Linux distro
> 
> 
> Is anyone interested in working towards making a Linux 
> distribution for 
> Melbwireless?  I am thinking of something that will probably 
> work off a 
> CD-ROM ISO and config changes go to a floppy or the whole lot 
> works off a 
> HD after copying from an ISO.  A web based interface like 
> Smoothwall has 
> got would be good.
> 
> I am thinking that it would be easy for people to develop for 
> it if it were 
> based on RH7.x distributions, seeing as it's most common.
> 
> I know it's like reinventing the wheel (seeing as Smoothwall and LRP 
> exist), but I think a simple distribution geared towards 
> wireless that 
> people can get running on an old Pentium without too much 
> fuss would be 
> ideal.  This would allow for tailoring of the package for 
> wireless use so 
> could include Zebra (RIP & OSPF), IPSec, CIPE (like IPSEC but 
> simpler), 
> PCMCIA support, wireless package support, firewalling, NAT , 
> NoCAT auth 
> etc.  If it allowed simple modularity and configurability 
> it'd give us a 
> greater scope for experimentation with protocols and whatnot.
> 
> What say you all?
> 
> 
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