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I wonder how practical ReactOS could be as a small business server?

With Microsoft's changes in Licensing, it seems there's a demand for an OS as straightforward as Windows, obviously with some degree of compatibility, but without all of the telemetry garbage. Could ReactOS (or a distribution derived from it) plug this gap?



If you're looking for AD, samba4 can do it on Linux.


I think the two main things such a thing could bring to the table is graphical "familiar" (for the windows admin) administration. Something that abstracts the files.

That and a free RDP interface would be nice.


What apps/workloads would such a server run?


I was thinking conventional small business type stuff, a bit like SBS in the old days. I guess what it'd need to do is:

* Provide a directory service (a la AD, could be done with OpenLDAP and Kerberos)

* Handle Mail with a webmail and mobile service

* Remote Desktop via RDP

* Act as a backup server with a backup client (e.g. crashplan over a fileshare)

* Network reimaging and install server over PXE/TFTP etc. (Clonezilla across network).

I-want-a-pony-options:

* Wiki

* Chat

* VPN




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