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

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Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 10:10:29 +0200 (CEST)
From: Lionel CONS <lionel.cons@...n.ch>
To: owl-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Openwall GNU/*/Linux (Owl) 1.0 release

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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