Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 02:09:12 -0500 From: Dub Dublin <dub@infowave.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Integrated Server Environment? Message-ID: <3CF1DB98.290F9C86@infowave.com>
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Is there any sort of integrated server environment for FreeBSD. I'm looking for something in the BSD world comparable to what E-smith (http://www.e-smith.org/), Celestix (http://www.celestix.com/), or ClarkConnect (http://clarkconnect.org/) are in the Linux world. Ideally, such a "pre-thunk" server package would include flexible, gui configurable features including the following (this is a bit better than what any of the above offer, but doing all these would make the BSD version a category killer): Integrated Security: firewall/spamfilter/antivirus/web proxy, support for VPN/secure wireless networking, etc. Integrated Server: Web server, application server, mail server (MTA and webmail), file server (samba, NFS, Novell NCP?,etc.), LDAP/NDS/ActiveDirectory server, DNS server, etc. Integrated configuration managment server: Web-based secure remote management, ALL ordinary functions accessible via GUI, delegatable authority for each defined managment action (not all or none), etc. Ideally, there would be near one-click configuration for things like "Domain Master Server" and "Secondary/Subdomain(Zone) Master Server", and common functions such as "safely replicate this WonderServer's disk to WonderServers snoopy.xyz.com and woodstock.xyz.com." This is a very different approach from the way servers are built today. As you can see, there are several projects liek this in the Linux community (those listed above plus the likes of Cobalt, Gallantry, etc.), but I don't know of anything similar in the BSD community (unless the Whistle server code is available, I just remembered that and haven't checked it...) Pointers to people interested in working on this sort of thing in the BSD community would be appreciated. ***I think a really slick FTP-installable version of such a server could definitely help put BSD on the map vs. Linux, as the superior stability, performance, and openness of the BSD environment would be big advantages.*** This sort of polished, "ready for the masses" packaging, just allows the underlying power to be more accessible, choosable, and usable by those considering truly free alternatives. (I personally have been driven to this point by my growing disgust with the FSF and the long-term damage that the GPL will inevitably cause, not to mention the difficulties inherent in encouraging commercial development....) Thanks, Dub Dublin dub@infowave.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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