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A Server for Small Business

Published by Robert Pogson December 15th, 2012 in technology. 3 Comments

A guy walks into a bar and asks how a small business can replace M$’s stuff for small business. Here’s my suggestion: Debian GNU/Linux with LTSP and squirrelmail.

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This is very similar to what I have installed in schools for years with great success. It certainly will handle five users very well.

- Robert Pogson

3 Responses to “A Server for Small Business”

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1 eug Dec 15th, 2012 at 9:55 am

“Isn’t it cool to find a large well-connected corporation actually promoting GNU/Linux?”

Canonical, Suse & Red Hat should advertise linux much more aggressively, because they make money out of it.
2 eug Dec 15th, 2012 at 9:57 am

oops, this comment should be in the other post
3 dougman Dec 15th, 2012 at 11:16 am

I would use an LTS version of Ubuntu for desktops, Chromebooks for mobile users, with an Ubuntu based server running Samba 4 and Mediawiki, along with Openfire and Zimbra.

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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.