Ubuntu Domain Server

[Shentino]

My first impression is that it's something to look into.
I'm sure that us open source monkeys can improve on Microsoft in this area
:)

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Ryan Dwyer <ryandwyer1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've made a specs page here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBusinessServer
> You can also see some mockup pictures I made here:
> Name and Role: http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1210/namerole.png
> Computer Details: http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1740/computerz.png
> Workstation Images: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/6757/22666240.png
> Web Server: http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1795/webserver.png
>
> I'm unsure at this stage whether I'll submit it to Brainstorm or go
> straight to a Launchpad blueprint, but at least I've got a spec for people
> to look at.
>
> Any feedback or suggestions are appreciated.
>
> -Ryan
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:43 PM, Chan Chung Hang Christopher <
> christopher.chan at bradbury.edu.hk> wrote:
>
>> Shentino wrote:
>> > I can't very well speak as a "heavy iron" type server administrator but
>> as
>> > an "end user peon", so to speak, I have found that GUIs add convenience,
>> and
>> > in many cases "point and click" is faster and more convenient than doing
>> > everything on a command line.  Doubly so if due to a caffeine shortage
>> I'm a
>> > bit of a sloppy typist.
>> > My two cents.
>> >
>>
>> You obviously have not tried to 'point and click' a few dozen iterations
>> while installing and configuring a Windows computer. That is
>> INCONVENIENT and takes AGES. Although it is not command line, I use
>> keyboard shortcuts to speed up the process. Alt-N, Alt-A, Alt-I for
>> installing dotnetfx for example. No way you can beat the keyboard. Even
>> better if you can use command line switches to forego the entire process
>> of "point and click". A command line version asking 'Y/N' is just as
>> likely to be faster than any point and click too.
>>
>>
>> This whole GUI for administration business is a complete sham imho and
>> only serves the needs of paper MCSEs or whatever they call the latest
>> version of certificates from Microsoft. These guys need to LEARN MORE
>> whether they will continue administer Windows or move to Linux.
>>
>>
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