[CentOS-devel] NethServer as CentOS Variant and SME SIG Proposal

[David Loper]

One other thought. I had mentioned a 'Server Management' SIG in the other
thread where I suggest a CentOS variant based on our work at
ClearFoundation. I would love to work with Alessio, the NethServer team and
any other similar project in this space.


On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 9:52 AM, David Loper <dloper at clearcenter.com> wrote:

> We would be more than happy to work with Alessio and the NethServer team
> to consolidate energies. This same invitation goes out to any who are in
> this space. It is true that we have a lot of common functions. Our team is
> intimately familiar with their architecture and we've already identified
> several areas where we can leverage some of their key architecture pieces
> into our methods to produce a sum greater than the parts.
>
> I think the example set my CentOS and RHEL is that we have more in common
> than we have in differences and that together we can all reach the common
> goals that we have. We welcome the opportunity to work together.
> Ultimately, this will be a win for everyone! Exciting things in store for
> all of us ;)
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Jim Perrin <jperrin at centos.org> wrote:
>
>> On 01/10/2014 05:50 AM, Alessio Fattorini wrote:
>> > Hello everybody,
>> > my name is Alessio Fattorini and I'm part of a team of FLOSS developers
>> > that is working on a project named  NethServer. We’d like to share with
>> > you our experience and our ideas for the future developments.
>> > You could think of NethServer as CentOS with some extra packages,
>> > particularly
>> > a powerful and extensible web interface that simplifies common
>> > administration tasks.
>> > NethServer is for the sysadmin who appreciates the effectiveness of a
>> > user interface which saves time compared to direct configuration file
>> > modification and for users who want to approach CentOS without having
>> > Linux skills.
>>
>>
>> The Clear folks have proposed a SIG/Variant as well that on the surface
>> sounds somewhat similar. Is there overlap here, where
>> cooperation/coordination between the two groups would be beneficial?
>>
>>
>> > We didn't reinvent the wheel, NethServer is a partial rewrite of the
>> > original SME Server code, focusing on maintainability, extensibility and
>> > standard compliance with CentOS.
>> > We think we achieved those goals with:
>> > * A dynamic, streamlined user-interface
>> > * Standard components, tested widespread configurations
>> > * Minimal differences with upstream (CentOS)
>> > * Easy installation
>> > * Simplified administration tasks
>> > * Use of templates and text-based db for configuration (configuration
>> > will always be consistent)
>> > * Built-in extensibility
>> >
>>
>> Where does this code live currently? is it available via git or similar?
>>
>> > NethServer architecture explicitly supports developers by making it easy
>> > to install and integrate additional software. We quickly added some
>> > pre-configured modules, installable with a “single click”, for example:
>> > LAMP framework
>> > Caching + filtering web proxy (with SSL filter)
>> > SOGo Groupware
>> > Mail Server with Antispam and Antivirus
>> > VPN (OpenVPN and IPsec/L2TP)
>> > Firewall (Shorewall)
>> > Intrusion detection (Snort)
>> > ownCloud
>>
>>
>> Are these packaged in rpm or handled via some other installation method?
>>
>>
>> > More informations could be found on the official project website:
>> > www.nethserver.it.
>> >
>> > As soon as we read about CentOS variants, we have developed the idea of
>> > releasing NethServer as a CentOS variant and we are thinking of a SME
>> > SIG, a group exploring the needs of small enterprises (we are based in
>> > Italy, where the vast majority of enterprises is really small).
>> > According to you, does NethServer meet the basic requirements?
>> >
>> > We’ll be at Brussels Dojo and FOSDEM and we'd love to discuss directly
>> > with you our ideas.
>> > Cheers,
>> > Alessio and the NethServer team
>>
>>
>> Certainly. Please stop by and we can discuss in a bit more detail.
>>
>>
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