Consider me interested. I unsuccessfully tried to get involved in other ways with the centos project but the response was pretty lukewarm. 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. What's the next step? Tim On May 2, 2014 1:28 PM, "Omar Eljumaily" <omar1 at omnicode.com> wrote: > Thanks Filippo. Here are some general comments on the home vs business > issue. I'm not trying to start an argument or anything like that, just > carry on a discussion about it. > > First of all when I think of what I would do strictly with a home > server, I'm thinking: > > 1. Home security > 2. Home automation > 3. Entertainment > 4. Backup > 5. Cloudsync > > This is of course just me, my family, and my experience. Also, I'm > thinking of server vs client systems. So I think what would I > personally do with a home server, these are things that I've already > done or intend to do. So I can put all my old VCR tapes and DVDs onto a > server and stream them to my tv, well that's cool and I think a lot of > people would find that a useful application. I might also want to have > the streaming app sync with other people on the internet for some sort > of comment streaming system. Maybe I can run a game server as part of a > broader internet community. That's also cool. > > Some of the things I probably will not do on a home server which are > listed on your proposal: > > Postfix > Cyrus IMAP (or Dovecot) > SpamAssassin > ClamAV (from EPEL) (perhaps, but not for email) > OpenSSL for user certificates > > I will almost definitely not run a home email server, and I don't know > anybody who runs a home email server. There are even advocates of > moving all business email to the cloud, and I frequently have > conversations with my clients on that topic. However, there are still > important reasons for small businesses to run their own email servers. > It would also be very unlikely for a home user to run a public > website/web application, but small business is likely to want that for a > number of reasons. > > Here is a list of things I think small business would use that home > users would not: > > 1. Email server > 2. Single signon mechanisms > 3. File sharing/Samba in general (perhaps) > 4. Public web server (although private LAMP stack would be useful). > 5. Client device management and backup (including PDC). > 6. VPN server > 7. LDAP > 8. RAID > 9. Replication & mirroring. > > > Certainly not comprehensive, and of course some home users would want > these services, but they can always get the business version if the 2 > versions are indeed separated. > > There's also this business of convincing people to use a Linux based > business server. I personally believe it would be an easier sell if > there were a special version very tightly targeted for just business > use. Yes, business owners can use the same coffee maker that's in their > home in their office, but for some reason they feel more comfortable > with something that looks like a commercial version. > > I think there certainly are a lot of areas of overlap, and those areas > should definitely be addressed, which is another topic. Of course just > my take, and thanks again. > > Omar > > > > On 5/2/2014 9:44 AM, Filippo Carletti wrote: > >> One concern I have is how the project would be "branded." I'm not sure > >> exactly what you have in mind, but a generic name that encompass both > >> home and small office users might be too broad. It's a subtle issue > >> that may not be related to the technology, I know. > > I agree with you, but we could be able to "solve" the issue with more > variants. > > > >> Do you have a mailing list? I think I remember reading that SIGs should > >> have their own mailing lists. I can also talk here if I don't wear out > >> my welcome on this channel. > > I think that SIGs do not have mailing lists at the moment (you're > > right, they're supposed to have them). > > I hope to setup the wiki page for the SLS SIG later today. > > Meanwhile, I'm emailing you the SIG proposal. > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS-devel mailing list > CentOS-devel at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-devel > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-devel/attachments/20140502/cd212399/attachment-0007.html>