[TriLUG] Novell jumps into Linux
Sinner from the Prairy
sinner at escomposlinux.org
Wed Jun 25 07:34:41 EDT 2003
On Tuesday 24 June 2003 05:07 pm, Jon Carnes wrote:
> OpenLDAP is about 2 years away from being what e-directory is now. I
> have no doubts that OpenLDAP *will* catchup with e-directory, but for
> now the tools used for OpenLDAP are quite crude and very limited.
+1
> E-dir integrates transparently with the file serving, the print serving,
> the messaging, and of course directory rights. This is why folks will
> *pay* for it.
+1
> By the time you have setup the non-transparent OpenLDAP controls for
> Samba, Cups, and Postfix - you will have put in enough consulting hours
> that you could have bought e-directory.
+100
> Novell coming into the market is a very good thing. They bring a lot of
> Enterprise support capability. I know some folks like to joke about
> that, and some folks think that Novell is dead, but ask the millions of
> huge customers that still use Novell and you will find that part of
> their loyalty is due to Novell's customer and technical support.
We all can tell nightmarish support stories with companies from Redmond,WA
(even with the 'Gold prefered partner' level). Then, I only have praise for
the different Novel support options (from knowledge databases to live
engineers on the phone).
Salut,
Sinner
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