Netboot

#1

Post by p4bl0 » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 9:35 AM UTC

Netboot
netboot.xyz

Re: Netboot

#2

Post by jamescun » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 10:35 AM UTC

NetBooting from the internet AND over HTTP? Sign me up!

Sarcasm aside, at the very least it would have been nice to see it use iPXE's `imgtrust` and `imgverify` functionality, which I could then audit and load on to a boot medium for netboot use.

Re: Netboot

#3

Post by gravypod » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 10:51 AM UTC

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Re: Netboot

#4

Post by p4bl0 » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:01 AM UTC

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

I had the exact same reaction (and friends over IRC too), but I still find the idea quite cool: it could be implemented correctly (with signature verification or something alike).

Also, if it is just to try out a new OS in a virtual machine, I guess it is okay to use such a service :).

Re: Netboot

#5

Post by 1ris » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:02 AM UTC

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

People are running untrused code all the time. How uses a 100% open source, repoducably build, 100% audited os?

Re: Netboot

#6

Post by akerro » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:05 AM UTC

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Run:

sh | wget http://www...something.com/install.sh

to install something automatically! Way too many projects do it, from my head: rvm and oh-my-zsh.

Re: Netboot

#7

Post by tacojuan » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:09 AM UTC

akerro wrote: post #6

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Run: sh | wget http://www...something.com/install.sh to install something automatically! Way too many projects do it, from my head: rvm and oh-my-zsh.

docker?

Re: Netboot

#8

Post by rplnt » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:10 AM UTC

akerro wrote: post #6

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Run: sh | wget http://www...something.com/install.sh to install something automatically! Way too many projects do it, from my head: rvm and oh-my-zsh.

Don't forget that many require you to use sudo.

Re: Netboot

#9

Post by bodyfour » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:11 AM UTC

akerro wrote: post #6

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Run: sh | wget http://www...something.com/install.sh to install something automatically! Way too many projects do it, from my head: rvm and oh-my-zsh.

No worse than "./configure && make && sudo make install"

Re: Netboot

#10

Post by lqdc13 » Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:11 AM UTC

akerro wrote: post #6

gravypod wrote: post #3

Running unsigned code from the internet? Have I woken up in crazy land today? When did things like this become acceptable.

Run: sh | wget http://www...something.com/install.sh to install something automatically! Way too many projects do it, from my head: rvm and oh-my-zsh.

I think it's the other way and you need the -qO- flags.