[Serusers] SIP Express Bundle - let's get started

[Greger V. Teigre]

I agree with everything said. Also, if there are some people who can see 
this as a business opportunity (i.e. add some extra stash + support), 
that would be great! In fact, it might be beneficial as there would be 
people who had a commercial interest in helping out in the basic 
appliance development.

If we script everything,  I see nothing stopping us from generating iso, 
amazon ami, and vmware virtual machine :-)

I'm not sure if we really at this point should aim at an administration 
web interface. That would probably be a stretch. Realistically, we 
should aim for a best-practice installation where a handful of scripts 
with command line options (and optional dialog) can be used for 
management. Putting a web interface on top of those scripts should then 
be easy.
g-)

Mike Trest - Personal wrote:
> To All,
>
> I offer comments / suggestion from perspective of enterprise user - 
> more precisely from perspective of the IT-folks who will be 
> installing and operating on behalf of their own enterprise.
>
> First, no matter what we select, we will not be able to satisfy those 
> whose policy (or learning limitations) restrict them to a specific OS 
> / DISTRO / VERSION / VENDOR.   Just as there are myriads of 
> enterprise with unique approaches to their particular industry, so 
> also most have a very specific opinion about what works best for them.
>
> Therefore, I suggest we boldly assert, that SER is to be promoted as 
> an appliance where the interests of the harried IT-folks can be best 
> served.  Let this bundle be delivered as a as a stand alone CD/DVD 
> that,  once it is deployed on a "buy it anywhere" machine, the 
> IT-folks will never need to go beyond the external web / 
> administrator interface into the inner realms of OS dependencies.
>
> <DREAM>
> This may be idealistic!  However, broad scale enterprise acceptance 
> can be achieved very quickly when we are able to achieve this goal.
>
> Oh, by-the-way,  this broad user base who love the basic appliance 
> for it's simplicity will also love those whose talents can deliver 
> upscale versions of the same fundamental appliance.  As one with 
> enough grey hair and grandchildren to have loved my 195x vintage 
> black and white television, I absolutely love the HD flat-screens of 2007!
> </DREAM>
>
> IMHO we should focus on an Enterprise level DISTRO.   I agree with 
> the statement  "... I think the ultimate goal should be something 
> like an ISO that's ready to go on a server..."  Furthermore, I think 
> virtual machine distributions are just another in a long line of 
> "Silver Bullets" that may appeal to the developer heart in all of us 
> . . . but which will scare the crap out of the policy focused 
> Enterprise IT-folks.
>
> Therefore, I feel there is enough talent among us to create the first 
> bundle in such a way to make it available to multiple Enterprise 
> users so long as they understand it as an appliance!
>
> I have stated my preference for the CentOS-RHEL-FCx environment 
> because it has the broadest  base of enterprise-quality custom 
> applications which equire mission-critical long-term stability.   On 
> the other hand, I will be supportive of the bundled appliance concept 
> even if someone produces a VM - CentOS or another variation on the same theme.
>
> ..mike..
>
>
>
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