On Fri, 2005-05-20 at 15:55, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Fri, May 20, 2005 at 01:53:51PM -0700, bruce wrote: > > where can you go to get a complete/downloadable system.. (not a bunch of > > apps) that you can setup for a webserver, or for an ldap server.. that's > > essentially ready to go.. i envision something that you install, reboot, and > > it's ready to run... not just that the underlying apps are installed... > > Oh, I see. You want a systems integrator. I bet quite a few people on this > list do that. Hey, pay me enough and *I* will. :) No, he wants an integrated system. That could easily be a commodity item. Or free... Only the first one takes any work. > > as you know, there's often more that has to be done to get an app to > > run/be useful than just installing... > > The problem is that by definition, every case has different needs. > Otherwise, it *would* be a matter of just installing. No, there are a dozen or so configurations that would cover a lot of needs. How many ways does Apple offer Mac configurations and how many Mac users hire a systems integrator to get some work done or before being able to listen to some music? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
