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I wonder how practical ReactOS could be as a small business server? With Microsoft's changes in Licensing, it seems there's a demand for an OS as straightforwa
by iuguy 9y ago
I wonder how practical ReactOS could be as a small business server?
With Microsoft's changes in Licensing, it seems there's a demand for an OS as straightforward as Windows, obviously with some degree of compatibility, but without all of the telemetry garbage. Could ReactOS (or a distribution derived from it) plug this gap?
- walterbell 9y agoWhat apps/workloads would such a server run?
- iuguy 9y agoI was thinking conventional small business type stuff, a bit like SBS in the old days. I guess what it'd need to do is: * Provide a directory service (a la AD, could be done with OpenLDAP and Kerberos) * Handle Mail with a webmail and mobile service * Remote Desktop via RDP * Act as a backup server with a backup client (e.g. crashplan over a fileshare) * Network reimaging and install server over PXE/TFTP etc. (Clonezilla across network). I-want-a-pony-options: * Wiki * Chat * VPN
- snvzz 9y agoIf you're looking for AD, samba4 can do it on Linux.
- iuguy 9y agoI think the two main things such a thing could bring to the table is graphical "familiar" (for the windows admin) administration. Something that abstracts the files. That and a free RDP interface would be nice.