Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 16th Jul 2007 21:52 UTC
Windows Right on schedule, Microsoft announced that its Windows Home Server software is off to the presses. This clears the way for HP, Gateway, LaCie, Medion, and now Iomega and Fujitsu Siemens, (both also announced today, the latter in Europe only) to begin selling their Home Server-powered hardware later this quarter.
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RE: Actually a good Product
by archiesteel on Mon 16th Jul 2007 22:28 UTC in reply to "Actually a good Product"
archiesteel
Member since:
2005-07-02

The question is not if Linux will do more for free (that's an easy one to answer), but rather how well such a device will play with Macs or Linux PCs on the network?

Personally, I think it's a great idea...I would like to see more competition in the "smart storage device" market, hopefully with some offerings based on FOSS.

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RE[2]: Actually a good Product
by Almafeta on Mon 16th Jul 2007 22:34 in reply to "RE: Actually a good Product"
Almafeta Member since:
2007-02-22

As they've been working on documenting and fostering third-party development, I'd guess that it'll work exactly as well as the other OS companies want their system to work with it.

Which companies will permit this and which will deny, though, I can't guess (and won't try).

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RE[2]: Actually a good Product
by Luminair on Mon 16th Jul 2007 23:33 in reply to "RE: Actually a good Product"
Luminair Member since:
2007-03-30

The question is not if Linux will do more for free (that's an easy one to answer), but rather how well such a device will play with Macs or Linux PCs on the network?


It just shows SMB shares, and everyone works with those, so... the answer to your question is "just fine"!

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archiesteel Member since:
2005-07-02

I was talking more about the extended functionalities. Are APIs available to implement on other OSes? These could be nice as media server + backup storage in a multiplatform environment.

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