Re: openSUSE as small bussiness server

Artificer wrote:

1.Is openSUSE appropriate as a server for a small company with 1 to 25
users?

As you have to ask this question: no, don't do it. You will have to
upgrade or freshly install the server every two years which is a PITA
for a complex server setup. You will also spend a lot of time upon
initial configuration which is fine for a fun project but a problem in
a professional environment.

2.Any example of openSUSE being use as production server?

I do run OpenSuSE as a CUPS printing server. But this is a very easy
task, and the choice was based on more recent version of CUPS available
which offers additional functionality.

3.If choose to buy instead of download openSUSE I will receive 1-year
of maintenance. Anybody could tell me what is included in that
“maintenance) (http://www.novell.com/products/opensuse/howtobuy.html)

Most probably just answers to simple questions regarding hardware
support and other issues of the basic setup. Do not expect to get IT
services for free or a minimal charge.

4.Is SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop a better server than openSUSE?

No, as compared to SLES or other server distributions it is missing
important packages for setting up and running server applications. But
you do not write about which services you want to offer. Just for CUPS
or a Samba server it will be fine. OpenSuSE also comes with the
additional benefit of newer versions for many packages. But it won't be
a good starting point for directory services, for example. At least as
long as you do not want to start from scratch with OpenLDAP writing all
configuration files by hand.

I
know that it is suppose to be use on desktops but everybody knows that
there is no real “desktop version”on linux. Or I am wrong?

Any Linux distributions can do the job in principle, even OpenWRT. But
then the problem is: if you have to ask these questions you will much
profit from a dedicated server distribution like the SBS version of
SLES/OES. Have a look also at Red Hat, CentOS, Collax or even Microsoft
SBS. The latter might well be the most fool proof server distribution
available.
And as a last point: check closely that the distribution of choice will
work on your hardware. RAID controller, NIC, etc.

Günther
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