Feature changed by: Stephen Shaw (decriptor) Feature #305664, revision 24 Title: Server CD Hackweek IV: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.2: Evaluation Priority Requester: Desirable Projectmanager: Neutral Requested by: Martin Schlander (cb400f) Description: Providing an official openSUSE server cd - with some often used server software - and perhaps a lightweight window manager like icewm or similar - would be a great thing for a number of reasons. * openSUSE is generally considered a desktop centric distribution, providing a server cd would do a heck of a lot to highligt the excellent (home-)server qualities of openSUSE. * The few people that realize that the openSUSE DVD/netinstall actually offers text mode/server installation, are often discouraged by needing to download a full DVD, or do troublesome and slow http/ftp installation. * Server users are generally more technical people, it would be beneficial to attract more of these to the openSUSE project. * More people using openSUSE on home servers would likely have spill- over effects on SLES sales. * An openSUSE server cd, would be an excellent response to Ubuntu server edition and Microsoft Home Server. Discussion: #1: Robert Davies (robopensuse) (2009-01-16 16:20:09) Please Market as Server and Virtualisation CD. An option to simple install as guest OS would have market appeal. As someone who does use Netinstall CD on occasion, and consider a distro for SOHO servers, a key point for this sector is a reliable upgrade, without re- installation. Ubuntu offers LTS and point updates for their server edition. It's not just the availability of a CD that makes them attractive. #2: Robert Davies (robopensuse) (2009-01-16 16:23:54) (reply to #1) A tuned version for Virtualised hardware not just 'badge' engineering was my intention. Making things simple and quick for folk in a hurry on Other OSes, would help build market share. #3: Birger Kollstrand (mrkane) (2009-03-09 15:22:51) I like the idea. It would be good to have a new openSUSE Server edition with the forthcomming YaST WEB managment tool in 11.2 I'd also love to see that this server has a "Home" focus. Make it easier for everyone to rune a openSUSE "Home" ser ver on a PC or an embedded NAS or similar. #4: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-03-09 16:00:12) Who wants to maintain that edition? Who wants to define that edition? #5: Unknown User (fate_noreply) (2009-03-09 17:05:05) Seems a good idea to me too. I found by chance some info on Windows Home Server, and I was wondering if it would be possible to do something similar with openSUSE. The discussion was started here: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2009-03/msg00141.html Let's see how it evolves ;-) #6: Michael Löffler (michl19) (2009-06-05 15:12:38) Hmm, its challenging for a feature request if even the requester rates it just desirable. From the voting and my understanding I thinkt that's a thing which should be considered. But as coolo already mentioned, who will maintain it, who will define it? Do we have a server edition already in the OBS? #7: Stephan Kulow (coolo) (2009-06-09 12:19:28) still looking for maintainer + #8: Stephen Shaw (decriptor) (2009-07-01 23:19:50) + #opensuse-server has been created to hopefully build a community around + this -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/305664