desktop-deployment

Revision 1 as of 2007-12-12 08:46:12

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Summary

This spec describes Ubuntu's Small Business Server, a configuration utility aimed at making it easy for non-technical businesses set up an Ubuntu based server for basicaly company catalouge and general fileserver.

Rationale

The free software universe in general, and Ubuntu in particular, already provides most of the tools and infrastructure components needed to fulfill the needs of small businesses. What we need is good integration between these components and easy configuration.

Use Cases

Scope

User management and file server

The following services will be included(in no particular order):

  • LDAP
  • DHCP/DNS/FireWall/IDS/Internet gateway/Xen-bundle
  • nfs/sshfs
  • Backup
  • Mail and calendar
  • Jabber or IRC server

Design

The single most important keyword is simplicity.

The interface will be debutils and Gnome-based for administration

Implementation

Everything in this spec will likely be done as deb-packages that will fit in well with other Ubuntu distributed software

Data preservation and migration

Unresolved issues

BoF agenda and discussion

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