[Wolves] Software management on networks

[SimonB]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of 
> Stuart Langridge
> Sent: 16 November 2005 15:40
> To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [Wolves] Software management on networks
> 
> > Yes... we (Clockwork) discovered this all a couple of years 
> ago with one
> > particular $customer.....
> >
> > Regardless of the above discussion, the deployment of 
> software across
> > large networks isn't easy
> 
> I completely agree, and I'm aware you know this. It's just that an
> awful lot of people seemed to say "ah, that discussion you had on
> LugRadio, that could just be solved with a trivial shell script" and I
> don't think it can :)
> 
> Aq.

For large networks yes I concur it is very unlikely that a shell script
would be able to do this. I'm still adamant that it is possible for a
small network, but with a small network its really easy to deal with all
the little 'isms that machine may have.

Cheers,

SimonB