Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 20:13:50 -0600 (CST)
From: Matthew Franz <mdfranz@txdirect.net>
To: trinux@ark.com
Subject: Trinux Development Goals

I put this up on the website.  These are some general principles that (I
hope) are driving what I'm doing with this--and may encourage other
like-minded individuals to get involved.  I also included the stuff I want
to see before 1.0 makes it out. :)

1. Provide the most comprehensive and up-to-date suite of network
security/monitoring tools available in any Linux distribution.

2. Start with a minimum set of necessary features (the boot floppy) and
build custom Linux security solutions using Trinux packages:  
   - network monitoring and intrusion detection 
   - firewalls and virtual private networks (VPNs)  
   - network mapping and penetration analysis
   - secure web serving 

3. Allow a maximum amount of configuration and customization from
non-Linux (i.e. Windows 95/98/NT) operating sytems.

4. Support multiple installation architectures without compromising core
features:
   - Floppy disks - Trinux Classic
   - DOS/Windows partition - TrinuxHD
   - Ext2 Filesytem - small (<25mb) partition
   - Package support for mainstream Linux distributions (Debian, SuSE,
     RedHat,Caldera, Slackare


1.0 Features
------------
- Trinux packages (tarball, debs, RPMs, etc.) for all major distributions
- Easy PPP Support for Win32 users
- CD-ROM distribution
- data disk for each of four solutions above: netmap, ids, firewall, 
webserver
- Win32 Install Program (arggh)
- Strong encryption & authentication (distributed from a non-US/CAN site,
of course)



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