<p dir="ltr">Consider me interested. I unsuccessfully tried to get involved in other ways with the centos project but the response was pretty lukewarm. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm still very green with getting involved in projects, but a lot if these goals line up with ideas I've had for a while. </p>
<p dir="ltr">What's the next step? </p>
<p dir="ltr">Tim</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On May 2, 2014 1:28 PM, "Omar Eljumaily" <<a href="mailto:omar1@omnicode.com">omar1@omnicode.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Thanks Filippo. Here are some general comments on the home vs business<br>
issue. I'm not trying to start an argument or anything like that, just<br>
carry on a discussion about it.<br>
<br>
First of all when I think of what I would do strictly with a home<br>
server, I'm thinking:<br>
<br>
1. Home security<br>
2. Home automation<br>
3. Entertainment<br>
4. Backup<br>
5. Cloudsync<br>
<br>
This is of course just me, my family, and my experience. Also, I'm<br>
thinking of server vs client systems. So I think what would I<br>
personally do with a home server, these are things that I've already<br>
done or intend to do. So I can put all my old VCR tapes and DVDs onto a<br>
server and stream them to my tv, well that's cool and I think a lot of<br>
people would find that a useful application. I might also want to have<br>
the streaming app sync with other people on the internet for some sort<br>
of comment streaming system. Maybe I can run a game server as part of a<br>
broader internet community. That's also cool.<br>
<br>
Some of the things I probably will not do on a home server which are<br>
listed on your proposal:<br>
<br>
Postfix<br>
Cyrus IMAP (or Dovecot)<br>
SpamAssassin<br>
ClamAV (from EPEL) (perhaps, but not for email)<br>
OpenSSL for user certificates<br>
<br>
I will almost definitely not run a home email server, and I don't know<br>
anybody who runs a home email server. There are even advocates of<br>
moving all business email to the cloud, and I frequently have<br>
conversations with my clients on that topic. However, there are still<br>
important reasons for small businesses to run their own email servers.<br>
It would also be very unlikely for a home user to run a public<br>
website/web application, but small business is likely to want that for a<br>
number of reasons.<br>
<br>
Here is a list of things I think small business would use that home<br>
users would not:<br>
<br>
1. Email server<br>
2. Single signon mechanisms<br>
3. File sharing/Samba in general (perhaps)<br>
4. Public web server (although private LAMP stack would be useful).<br>
5. Client device management and backup (including PDC).<br>
6. VPN server<br>
7. LDAP<br>
8. RAID<br>
9. Replication & mirroring.<br>
<br>
<br>
Certainly not comprehensive, and of course some home users would want<br>
these services, but they can always get the business version if the 2<br>
versions are indeed separated.<br>
<br>
There's also this business of convincing people to use a Linux based<br>
business server. I personally believe it would be an easier sell if<br>
there were a special version very tightly targeted for just business<br>
use. Yes, business owners can use the same coffee maker that's in their<br>
home in their office, but for some reason they feel more comfortable<br>
with something that looks like a commercial version.<br>
<br>
I think there certainly are a lot of areas of overlap, and those areas<br>
should definitely be addressed, which is another topic. Of course just<br>
my take, and thanks again.<br>
<br>
Omar<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
On 5/2/2014 9:44 AM, Filippo Carletti wrote:<br>
>> One concern I have is how the project would be "branded." I'm not sure<br>
>> exactly what you have in mind, but a generic name that encompass both<br>
>> home and small office users might be too broad. It's a subtle issue<br>
>> that may not be related to the technology, I know.<br>
> I agree with you, but we could be able to "solve" the issue with more variants.<br>
><br>
>> Do you have a mailing list? I think I remember reading that SIGs should<br>
>> have their own mailing lists. I can also talk here if I don't wear out<br>
>> my welcome on this channel.<br>
> I think that SIGs do not have mailing lists at the moment (you're<br>
> right, they're supposed to have them).<br>
> I hope to setup the wiki page for the SLS SIG later today.<br>
> Meanwhile, I'm emailing you the SIG proposal.<br>
><br>
<br>
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