Hi All, Currently ubuntu is the best server to run, but the hardest to use for those who don't want to/can't spend time making sure they put a semi-colon at the end of a dhcpd.conf file (as an example). However, the choice has been made to use ebox for its various benefits. I have been using ebox recently to get a feel for how it works, after querying the webmin issue, and it seems to make things very easy. Mandiva (and derivatives) use their very nice (yet slightly incomplete) draktool; SuSE has YaST and Redhat has the system-config-tools. All of there far exceed Ubuntu's current offering.
Let's make ubuntu servers the best to run AND the easiest to use. When I put in my hardy server CD next year, let the base be installed, and when I choose ntp server, samba file server and mail server, let those modules of ebox be installed and configured. Thus my server installation will entail the non-graphical CD installation, but there-after, all my admin tasks can be done from ebox. Some may say but then we prevent those who would like to run command line from doing so. No, we don't. Before the selection of services that can be installed, a simple yes/no question can be asked as to whether or not the user wants an ebox installation. However, we must consider ubuntu's broader users. Yes, 10% will want to run command line. The corporates, schools, NGOs and other's will want to be ables to click and go! The other more important part to this is that it makes our commitment to the development of ebox and it's module more concrete. If we make it a primary goal of the server team, then ebox will soar to greater heights! Ubuntu is great, let's make it better. Cheers, Danson Joseph -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
