Re: [cobalt-users] Are Raq's here to stay? (opinions wanted)

[David Thurman <dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 11-10-01 6:42 AM, baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx at
baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx was reported to have made a statement that said
this:
> I took a look at their web site...the KB and forums....and since I
> am frustrated by the Cobalt dim-bulb majordomo implimentation, I thought
> I'd see what Ensim had to say....precious little.
> 
> While the pricing is attractive, and I could choose my own iron, I'm
> not willing at this time to be a beta tester to find out that I'm being
> painted into a corner.
> 
I know of a company that uses this and they seem thrilled. I played with the
demo and felt it was a little sparse. On Source Forge there is a GUI for
server admin that runs on PHP. We haven't had a chance to install but it
seems really close to Raq's setup. Oh and it's open source and free!!

> I'd be thrilled if Sun cleaned up the RaQ GUI...then, instead of
> grumbling or starting another adventure with yet another vendor, we
> could get down to being in the hosting business, rather than
> second-guessing, working around, fixing or plain giving up on a fairly
> simple issue.
> 
> Thom
> 
> baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx             Thom LaCosta K3HRN Webmaster
>              http://www.baltimoremd.com/cobaltfacts/
> Home of the CobaltFacts Web Ring - cobalt-ot and hosting-biz mailing lists
> 
I had read in Interactive or was it EWEEK that Cobalt was working on a
Software OS that could be installed on any Linux box, when the article asked
someone at Sun they didn't deny the rumor or say when it would be out. I see
an awful lot of hosting companies offering GUI administrators to their
servers. I hope Sun does something to stay competitive. They do need to get
the prices back to the $1200 to $1500 range and speeds that match what is on
the market.

Sorry but had to replay. Maybe we should move this to Host-Biz list.

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