On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 17:58 +0100, Terje J. Hanssen wrote: > Thomas Goettlicher wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > we want to redesign the YaST Control Center. Therefore we are looking > > for a radical new design. > > > > This is your chance to share your ideas regarding YaST Control Center. > > > > Please feel free to contribute with mockups and (unconventional) ideas > > here: http://en.opensuse.org/YaST/Development/New_Control_Center > > > > > > Thanks, > > Thomas > > > > --- > > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) > > > Suggestions: > > 1. Frontend GUI client - Backend server: > The YaST frontend GUI client should be easy and secure to run optional > on another machine, on a LAN or remotely over Internet. This for all > admin/config tasks on servers and workstations as well as installing > Linux if possible. While keeping the existing VNC solution, maybe a > browser based interface similar Webmin and/or some a kind of a > fullfledged thin client (NX) are useable. > I wholeheartedly second this one! There should definitely be a Yast central server deal, or at least a way to connect to Yast on each box from a standard remote client. Similar to Novell's ConsoleOne which uses eDirectory as the backend. ConsoleOne is portable to any administrator's desktop.
> 2. On the opposite side, although this is not part of openSUSE so far, > all the Novell clients for Linux, GroupWise, Teaming+Conferencing etc. > that exist for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES2/NOWS), should also > be possible to run locally on that server directly. This makes it > possible to use a single lab workstation for testing all server > functionality and services locally. > Absolutely. > 3. YaST tools to include: > > a) NX server and client: > Make available an easy to use YaST tool to integrate the OSS FreeNX > server and client. Optional also the non-OSS but free NoMachine NX > server and clients. This way it will be easy and fast to do remote login > an run Xapps with speed. > > b) Host and client OS Manager: > With experience from pre-Solaris, a host tool to customize and install, > setup and manage OS images for various client types. This could be "full > desktop clients", "diskless clients" (X terminals) to boot over the > network from the OS server, or medium "dataless clients" just with local > boot and swap from a local storage (USB/CD or other). Maybe include kiwi > to create the ThinClient images. > > Rgds, > Terje J. Hanssen > > -- ---Bryen--- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
