Seems like now is a good time to start a new thread. Including [custom] tag too...
On Mon, 2003-12-01 at 22:36, Alexander Kitzberger wrote: > Hello, > we and a couple of other linux companies are also thinking this way, > and we would like also to support a enterprise debian. > > We have the problem that debian has to compete to suse and red hat > enperprise servers which are certified for oracle, etc. > > We like the idea in having also a enterprise debian to have a > alternative, because we like using debian more that other distributions. > > Please inform me if you have any other new regarding this project. I have started a web site at http://debian-enterprise.org/ with various ideas. I shall cut and paste into email below for comment. > I talked to joey a few weeks ago about an ideas that goes into the same > direction: > > This is a extract of my conversation with joey: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hello Joey, > > we and some other linux companies are thinking about some > > things for a while. And now the aquisition of suse make this more actual. > > > > We and the other companies would like to start a new sub-project > > under the debian project that may be called "business debian" > > or "enterprise debian" > > > > The aim of this project is to make a homepage (subdomain or subsection > > od the debian homepage) to present case studies and reference projects > > that service companies like us realized. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To get the discussion under way, here are the ideas I have collated over the last few weeks: Current Ideas List SCOPE - enterprise: company, business, organisation ? - for-profit | non-profit ? - target users: "enterprise" system administrators - clustering ? - ISPs ? - government bodies ? - free software only scope - security scope - hardware spec scope - do we support 386s?, 486s? - deployment scope, eg installations of - thin terminals - pc as - router, bridge - firewalls - workstations - servers - eg. DB, SAMBA, mail, http[s], ftp[s] - secure by default installation? TARGET USERBASE - administrators who want to become proficient and knowledgable - administrators who are already proficient and knowledgable SECURITY GOALS - what's optional, what's standard REALISATION OF GOALS - meta/ task packages - Debian FLAVOURS (to be implemented, but proposed some time back) - website, support forum?, lists, irc, wiki - documentation - tutorials ? - base packages (all Debian "required", since we are debian sub, plus ssh, evms, kernel-linux-deb-ent, ???) - debconf package configurations (with "enterprise" defaults) - custom CD, live CD (debix/ knoppix installer discussions on -devel) - secure live CD? DOCUMENTATION - one-page (where possible, absolute max of one page) install (apt-get) and config guides: the goal being to provide instant recipie/ solution for the busy (or just learning, or having to deliver RIGHT NOW) sys admin. !! - integration with LDP - write a manual (debian admin guide additional chapters) and have it printed and distributed in bookstores COLLABORATION - GNU ERP software project ?name? - I think working with the RHE Fedora project might be important 1st step - red hat stuff - eg. open carpet (ala red carpet)? LEVERAGE - base our initial kernels on the RHE kernels... Regards Zenaan -- Debian Enterprise: A Custom Debian Distribution: http://debian-enterprise.org/ * Homepage: http://soulsound.net/ * PGP Key: http://soulsound.net/zen.asc * Please respect the confidentiality of this email as sensibly warranted.
