Ter, 2007-04-24 às 16:44 +0200, Michelle Konzack escreveu: > Hello Arjan and *, > > Am 2007-04-18 15:24:36, schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > > > I would like to start a new sub-project called Debian4Business or perhaps > > Debian-Office.I have a slight preference for the first name, but this is > > discussable of course. > > I am open... > > > I have a small company, that provides legal services. About 6 months ago (I > > use > > linux for more than 8 years already) all desktops are running Linux now. The > > people using those desktops have no prior linux experience. I have tried > > several > > distributions, but with every distribution I see problems appear with the > > people > > that use it. These problem appear because no distribution is really focused > > on > > business use within small and mid-sized companies. > > I am Debian GNU/Linux Consultant in Strasbourg/Frace and using my own > CDD for my cusomers which is a BUSINESS equivalent for Skolelinux > <debian-edu>. > > My CD provides ALL packages for the installation of Office-Workstations > and required server (postgresql, apache, nfs, samba, cups, courier...)
humm ... would you like to share? > > > Of course there are some distro's with exactly this goal, however they are > > usually commercial products/forks. Probably all very good distro's but also > > awfully expensive, and that makes them not very interesting for small- and > > mid-sized companies. > > FullACK > > > I believe there is definetely a 'market' for a business oriented linux > > based on > > open source/GPL/Debian social-contract, maintained for and by it's users > > instead > > of a commercial base. The open source/GPL/DSC concept works for > > individuals, so > > why it wouldn't/couldn't work for businesses? > > 2800 installations in region Strasbourg(FR), Colmar(FR), Mulhouse(FR), > Kehl(DE) Offenburg(DE), Lahr(DE) and Freiburg(DE) give me a ... :-) > > > My goal with this project is to create a CDD that provides it's users with > > the > > tools they need to easily install and use the things a small and mid-sized > > business needs in their working environment. This goes for both server and > > desktop tasks. A small and mid-sized company often doesn't have a permanent > > system manager, that's exactly why things have to be simple. Of course it > > should > > also include the common office tools, like an office package (openoffice), > > email, > > groupware, etc etc. > > This would be definitivly a business clone of Skolelinux. yes. as i can see, skolelinux has many of this. Maybe some generalization of some features for both use and then special features for the business one would be nice. > > > Thanks, Greetings and nice Day > Michelle Konzack > Systemadministrator > Tamay Dogan Network > Debian GNU/Linux Consultant > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]