Hello Astaro Team,
I would like to know, why I need such "big" HDD
for installing a firewall software. IMHO this isn`t really needed and should be at least configurable. Astaro Install ist just ~400MB and I don`t understand why I need 7,6 GB just for Logs... [:(]
(Hey - there are linux firewalls which fit on a single floppy disk!!)
You also be aware - it is recommended very often, that we shouldn`t keep logs on a firewall at all - logs should be moved to a second device which is write only - e.g. a syslog-host,printer.....
Ok - there is space being needed for cache tooo - but who cares about cache when he has bandwidth and doesn`t like web-proxies ??
So I really wonder about astaro being such "ressource hog".
I have plenty of systems at work, possibly suitable for astaro (~200-300Mhz) - but unfortunately they have just 4GB HDD. I will not
have a chance to argue buying some new ones for
just putting logs on them .
Also my home system I would like to use with astaro doesn`t fit to these specs. I`m very sad about this - but I really DON`T want to switch back to smoothwall.(Anybody out there who also doesn`t like Mr. Richard M. very much ??? ) [;)]
I think, one main advantage of linux is FLEXIBILITY - unfortunately astaro seems to "remove" that flexibility just by some "nasty" Installation Program, which tells the user "naaaa - this Harddisk is just TOOOOO small - eeehr sorry - no bonus...trash old hdd - buy new one"
But that that`s not true ! It isn`t too small! YOU developers DECIDED, that you WANT 8GB - but do really all customers NEED this 8GB ?
I`m not shure here.
Can someone tell me if smaller HDDs will be supported in the future ??? Could you perhaps do something about that ? I would be really really happy about that !
TIA
Roland