[Linux-migration-list] Fwd: LinuxSOE SourceForge Project

[Martin S. <sh...@gm...>]

Hi all!

Sorry I've been away for such a long time. I moved, and the phone
company needed moe than a month to get phone and internet working at the
new apartment. :-(((

The attached file is from the Linux Support by Small Businesses list
(informations about the list see the message's footer). The presented
project might be of interest for those who want to migrate only part of
the computers from Windows to Linux.

Best regards,
Martin Stricker

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [Lssb] LinuxSOE SourceForge Project
Date: 15 Apr 2003 07:02:44 +1000
From: Stephan Borg <sb...@li...>
Reply-To: ls...@co...
Organization: LinuxSOE Pty Ltd
To: ls...@co...

Hello all,

This is a just a heads up of something I'm trying to get off the ground
that may be of interest to some of you.

I realise that this list consists of business owners that
already have their own custom Linux Office server and desktop installs.
I'm
posting this in the hope that some people be willing to contribute their
ideas and experiences for the common good.Currently, I'm not aware of
any other projects with similar goals - please let me know if this is
incorrect.

I've been working on two products since last October. I've since 
decided that I should open source the work in an effort to gain more
input, more testing and fast-track the development cycle to become
viable alternatives, a task which cannot be easily achieved on my own.

LinuxSOE Corporate Desktop aims to seamlessly integrate a Linux desktop
into a non-Linux environment, with minimal or no changes to existing
server infrastructure. This allows corporate entities to use Linux
desktops, without going through the process of modifying any existing
infrastructure. Migrations can be staggered and users will continue to
work seamlessly with other employees.
The software consists of Perl scripts which configure a Linux desktop to
fit into a corporate environment. A config file controls what Windows
domain, active directory or NDS tree to attach too, along with other
components such as web proxy, email systems, etc are also automatically
configured. Scripts will be designed for different distrbutions in an
effort to help Linux get to the corporate desktop.
Examples of pending issues would be using MS Proxy 2 with NTLM
authentication.

Currently, HOWTOs for such tasks are outdated or not complete. The 
project would strive to keep these HOWTOs up-to-date as distributions
are updated.

The other product is LinuxSOE Small Business Server, which aims to
provide an Open Source alternative to Microsoft Small Business Server.
The objective is to provide facilities encompassed by the commercial
product using already available software to both Windows and Linux
desktops.Perl scripts would be used to configure and install. There is
also a need for additional software to compete with MS SBS. One issue I
was trying to resolve was easier faxing from a Windows client - possibly
using the Windows fax client.

Both products would be a compilation of existing projects, installation
scripting and updating of HOWTOs. Currently RedHat and Debian
distributions are in progress.

Please visit (not updated yet) http://www.linuxsoe.com for more details
about the desktop project. For future reference the SourceForge project
is http://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxsoe although it currently has
nothing on it.

Any questions, suggestions, or recommended links - please let me know.

Best regards,

-- 

Stephan Borg
LinuxSOE Pty Ltd
Phone/Fax: (02) 4754 5036
Email: sb...@li...
Web: http://www.linuxsoe.com

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