Re: Idea for a spec

Etienne Goyer wrote:

> Setting up an "Ubuntu domain" would involve running a configuration
> scripts, a wizard, on what will become the reference server (hereafter
> called the "master").  This would configure the infrastructure services
> according to the spec.  Another setup tool is to be ran on machine that
> want to make use of these infrastructure services (hereafter called the
> "clients").  Ideally, you only have to provide the name or address of
> the master server to the clients to have them auto-configured to make
> use of pre-defined infrastructure services.
>  
Doesn't FAI provide this sort of thing? -
http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/

To be honest, I don't really understand what it is intended by the spec.
It seems to be some form of cross between a "network in a box" and a
domain controller. What problem is the spec supposed to solve?

cheers

Scot