From: greymaus@dmaus.org   
      
   On 2023-01-22, Henrik Carlqvist  wrote:   
   > On Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:40:21 +0000, greymaus wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2023-01-22, Henrik Carlqvist  wrote:   
   >>> But no, if you are using Slackware as a base to build a more or less   
   >>> embedded product serving some kind of specific purpose like a   
   >>> LAMP-server or DNS-server for users and administrators in a network not   
   >>> willing or capable of learning Unix, webmin might be a good choice to   
   >>> manage that product.   
   >>>   
   >>> regards Henrik   
   >>   
   >> It seems to me that you would be happier with Windows   
   >   
   > No, I would say that Linux is a better choice for embedded systems, for   
   > example a raspberry pi running without any monitor or keyboard connected   
   > and only network interfaces left to manage the device.   
   >   
   > Consider such a thing as a smart network switch or a router. On such a   
   > device you will be able to configure things like IP address, time   
   > servers, DNS servers and possibly also local user accounts or connection   
   > to network catalog service like ldap or radius. These things do not have   
   > any ports to connect monitor or keyboard, but mostly they are possible to   
   > configure using a web interface. Sometimes they are possible to configure   
   > using a command line interface very different from a typical linux bash   
   > environment, that command line interface is then usually accessed using a   
   > serial port or possibly ssh.   
   >   
   > Do you know of any such a device (network switch or router) that is   
   > powered by Windows? I can point you to a number of such products running   
   > Linux out of the box and third party Linux distributions intended to   
   > replace the firmware of such products.   
   >   
   > regards Henrik   
      
      
   I know all that, but I think that most newbies, used to Windows, need to   
   do a lot of reading before using Linux, it is like driving a Ferrari   
   after driving a Nissan Micro.   
      
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   Where is our money gone, Dude?   
      
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