[Fai-commit] r5648 - in trunk: . debian
Thomas Lange
lange at alioth.debian.org
Mon Nov 2 14:12:34 UTC 2009
Author: lange
Date: 2009-11-02 14:12:31 +0000 (Mon, 02 Nov 2009)
New Revision: 5648
Modified:
trunk/README
trunk/debian/changelog
Log:
README: use description from control file
Modified: trunk/README
===================================================================
--- trunk/README 2009-11-02 14:03:17 UTC (rev 5647)
+++ trunk/README 2009-11-02 14:12:31 UTC (rev 5648)
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
FAIVERSIONSTRING
-FAI is a non interactive system to install a Debian GNU/Linux
-operating system on a PC cluster. You can take one or more virgin PCs,
-turn on the power, and after a few minutes, Linux is installed,
-configured, and running on the whole cluster, without any interaction
-necessary. Thus it's a scalable method for installing and updating a
+FAI is a non-interactive system to install, customize and manage Linux
+systems and software configurations on computers as well as virtual
+machines and chroot environments, from small networks to large
+infrastructures and clusters. It's a tool for mass unattended Linux
+installation. You can take one or more virgin systems, turn on the
+power, and after a few minutes, the systems are installed, and
+completely configured to your exact needs, without any interaction
+necessary. Thus it's a scalable method for deploying and updating a
Beowulf cluster or a network of workstations unattended with little
effort involved. FAI uses the Debian distribution and a collection of
shell and Perl scripts for the installation process. Changes to the
Modified: trunk/debian/changelog
===================================================================
--- trunk/debian/changelog 2009-11-02 14:03:17 UTC (rev 5647)
+++ trunk/debian/changelog 2009-11-02 14:12:31 UTC (rev 5648)
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
* NEWS: add hint about missing packages in nfsroot, changes in
dirinstall
* sources.list,make-fai-nfsroot.conf: use Debian geo mirrors
+ * README: use description from control file
* subroutines-linux: fix log message
remove yes pipe when calling debootstrap (closes: #539980)
if NEXTTEST is used, define a class for next reboot. Thanks to
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