> On Apr 16, 2018, at 7:39 PM, Richard L. Hamilton <rlha...@smart.net> wrote: > > "In fall 2018, Apple will stop bundling open source services such as Calendar > Server, Contacts Server, the Mail Server, DNS, DHCP, VPN Server, and Websites > with macOS Server. Customers can get these same services directly from > open-source providers. This way, macOS Server customers can install the most > secure and up-to-date services as soon as they’re available." > https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208312 > <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208312> > > For which of these (and others listed on the link) is there already a port, > esp. for the recommended (or most nearly identical) replacement? How about > management GUIs? > > Should there maybe also be a mention on a FAQ or wiki page of the collective > availability of easily installable alternatives via MacPorts? If MacPorts is > able to provide replacements for most of the functionality, would further > publicity be appropriate? > > Anything else that might be an opportunity to mitigate this annoyance that I > haven't mentioned? >
I got as far as finding Apple’s detailed documentation on the open source alternatives to the features that are being removed from Server. https://developer.apple.com/support/macos-server/macOS-Server-Service-Migration-Guide.pdf <https://developer.apple.com/support/macos-server/macOS-Server-Service-Migration-Guide.pdf> Clearly, MacPorts would make it much easier to install a number of these software packages compared to the manual build processes outlined in the migration document. A wiki page showing MacPorts alternatives might be a good start. Some are obvious but in other cases there may be multiple packages that might suit a particular installation. If the page contains the right keywords, it ought to be easy enough to find. Craig
