Best free server distro with long life span?

From: daprole (davedeby_at_bellatlantic.net)
Date: 06/12/04

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    What would you start with?

    We will just using it for file servers, domain controllers and policy
    controllers on Windows 2000 and XP machines at first.

    I am busy trying to learn Samba now.

    Eventually we want a thin client set up in our library.

    We have 18 servers in a growing school environment and I want to
    switch to Linux within the next 6 months.

    We do have a very small software budget--less than $500.

    I want to download and start setting up a test lab at home this week.

    Thanks.

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