Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 20th Aug 2007 21:10 UTC
Windows "With Bill Gates' announcement earlier this year that Windows Home Server would be available as a 'system builder' product (that means 'OEM' to most hardware geeks), enthusiasts and system builders alike have been looking forward to its release. With several different rumors being floated last week regarding when Windows Home Server would hit store shelves, we checked in with Microsoft to get the full and somewhat-confusing story. The short version is: it's already out in the wild, but catching a copy from your favorite reseller may prove tricky for at least two more weeks."
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Free and better alternatives
by shiva on Mon 20th Aug 2007 22:29 UTC
shiva
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2007-01-24

- Samba/NFS with any linux or *BSD

- FreeNAS (http://www.freenas.org) and others listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage#NAS_operating...

- a hardware NAS device like these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage#See_also