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• Launchpad Entry: server-maverick-new-stacks

• Created: 2010-05021

• Contributors: ChuckShort

• Packages affected: samba

• See also: SpecTemplate

Summary

Being the release after a LTS, maverick is a good starting point to offer our users new stacks we have not thought of before. This includes Virus Scanning for File Servers, Calendaring/Email and network monitoring.

Rationale

Suggesting new stacks offers our users a drop in replacement for common workloads for the local area networks. These include Calendaring, Antivirus, and network monitoring.

Use Cases

• Gregory is a network administrator who wants to have a calendaring server in order for his boss can share a calendar with him.
• Pedro would like to pay for a network monitoring system but his boss will only alow him to install a commercially available program so they can get support.
• Jason is a network administrator who wants to replace their old Microsoft exchange server with a FOSS alternative.

Design

Package Selection

• The packages that were selected are the following:
  • Vscan - A virus scanning module for Samba.
  • SOGO - A FOSS calendaring solution for Linux.
  • ZenOSS - A FOSS network monitoring solution.
  • Liferay - An enterprise open source portal and collaboration software.
  • Spice - Allows users to connect to virtual desktops.

Implementation

• vscan is an external samba module that is not supported by the samba developers and needs to be
  • forward ported.
• SOGO's debian packaging is complete, however it needs to be reviewed
• ZenoSS is not packaged and it will have to be done.
• Liferay is not packaged and it will have to be done.
• spice will be handled by the Ubuntu Server Community.

BoF agenda and discussion

Canonical needs to weigh maintenance costs vs. benefits to deviate from upstream:
 * Samba vscan (zul)

Upstream needs to be guided to the REVU/upload process:
 * sogo (zul) -> universe
 * zarafa (zul) -> universe - this is packaged in partner, but deps will prevent universe - JP

Upstream needs to be engaged for a potential packaging partnership:
 * Zenoss - JPugh works directly with them - potentially a very difficult packaging process
 * Liferay - JPugh works directly with them - this has deps on Sun Java

Will be handled as part of the Ubuntu Server community blueprints:
 * Spice (revolutionlinux)

Abandoned:
 * JBoss5

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