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Re: [Tikiwiki-users] TikiFest ClearOS in Toronto, October 22, 2013 (Tiki Suite is getting back in gear!)
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From: Jean-Marc L. <jea...@gm...> - 2013-09-23 18:36:19
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FYI. Tu as rencontré Marc un soir dans une pizzeria, et c'était le sujet de mon speech aux RMLL :) Sinon, le jury a statué ? A+, J-M ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marc Laporte <ma...@ma...> Date: Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 12:02 AM Subject: [Tikiwiki-users] TikiFest ClearOS in Toronto, October 22, 2013 (Tiki Suite is getting back in gear!) To: Tikiwiki developers <tik...@li...>, Tiki users mailing list <tik...@li...> Hi! In March 2011, I presented my first talk on Tiki Suite: http://suite.tiki.org/Tiki+Suite (you can get the slides from there) Tiki Suite is a selection of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) server, web, mobile and desktop apps with a concerted effort for greater interoperability, which is aimed at small & medium-sized organizations. The Tiki Suite is especially suited to decentralized and knowledge-centric organizations and offers the features for what 80% of the people use 80% of the time (collaboration, office productivity, publishing, etc.). Features include: Wiki + CMS + Groupware + Commerce + Accounting + Document Management + CRM + Web conferencing + Desktop sharing + PBX VOIP Telephony + Instant messaging & presence + Video management + E-learning, etc. We made a proof of concept in 2012 and it was looking promising, but the project was put on hold because a key component wasn't ready yet. But now it is :-) ClearOS (http://www.clearfoundation.com) is an awesome Linux distro based on CentOS (which itself is based on a "Prominent North American Enterprise Linux Vendor"). It packages what a Small and Medium organization needs (LDAP, Mail server, File Server, VPN, Anti-Malware, etc.). Tiki & ClearOS have a lot of similarities and have a very complementary feature set. I love ClearOS's focus on integration, vast feature-set and ease of use. ClearOS is a top FOSS alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server, Tiki is a top FOSS alternative to SharePoint: http://alternativeto.net/software/microsoft-sharepoint/?license=opensource http://alternativeto.net/software/windows-small-business-server/?license=opensource Most in the Tiki community will just install from .iso like any distro, but it is also possible to buy hardware with ClearOS pre-installed: http://www.clearcenter.com/ClearBOX/clearbox-appliance-overview.html ClearOS has an install base in the hundreds of thousands. Most of these are still in 5.x, however, the 6.x userbase will progressively grow, and 6.x now offers a marketplace so people can install Tiki in one click via the web interface. Thus, by adding, we'll have a lot more users. Ref: https://tiki.org/1-click+installers I would like Tiki and ClearOS to develop a deep, long-term relationship. ClearOS is a key component for Tiki Suite. At the time of the proof of concept, the stable version of ClearOS (5.x) was awesome but as it's a distro with components from 2007-2008, we preferred to wait, build Tiki Suite on version 6.x, and avoid any upgrade & data migration issues. Not all projects have a rapid release cycle, and most are dependent on upstream. Also, ClearOS has a lot of work to do to get all the components integrated. So once they have the base, it takes time to get all the components in play. For example, the email server was not in 6.2: http://www.clearfoundation.com/docs/release_info/clearos_community_6.2.0/final_release_information But added to 6.3: http://www.clearfoundation.com/docs/release_info/clearos_community_6.3.0/final_release_information Now, 6.4 is out http://www.clearfoundation.com/docs/release_info/clearos_community_6.4.0/final_release_information and 6.5 is is in Beta: http://www.clearfoundation.com/docs/release_info/clearos_community_6.5.0/beta_1_release_information So now, it's time to re-activate and we will have a TikiFest with the key developers of ClearOS in Toronto, October 22, 2013 http://tiki.org/TikiFestClearOS You are all invited :-) We are planning a way for remote participation. Best regards, -- Marc Laporte http://MarcLaporte.com http://Tiki.org/MarcLaporte http://AvanTech.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ TikiWiki-users mailing list Tik...@li... https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tikiwiki-users |