[Server-devel] Puppet -- looks like a neat tool for managing school servers

[Martin Langhoff]

On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Bryan Berry <bryan.berry at gmail.com> wrote:
> http://reductivelabs.com/trac/puppet/wiki/PuppetIntroduction
>
> I will probably play w/ it tomorrow. could be a neat tool for keeping
> xs's up-to-date

I am familiar with Puppet. We might steal a few ideas and tools from
it, but unfortunately, it does not pass muster - the whole scheme is
not very scalable and depends on reliable connectivity. The guys that
work on it have server rooms to manage, not faraway schools.

cheers,



m
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