Re: Debian commercial support.

[Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.user@gmail.com>]

On 30/03/14 09:19, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 03/28/2014 08:29 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 3/28/2014 6:42 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>> On 29/03/14 01:11, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>> On 3/28/2014 6:35 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote:
>>>>> On 28/03/14 21:08, Joel Rees wrote:
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:36 PM, Jerry Stuckle
>>>>>> <jstuckle@attglobal.net
>>>>>> <mailto:jstuckle@attglobal.net>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       On 3/26/2014 8:25 AM, John Hasler wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>           Jerry Stuckle writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>               Debian consultants don't necessarily know how to
>>>>>> properly
>>>>>>               set up and
>>>>>>               maintain an e-commerce web site - it's a very different
>>>>>> animal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Debian consultants *should* know how to set up a Debian site. This
>>>>> *is*
>>>>> a Debian list. And the listed consultants is moderated. Unlike
>>>>> numerous
>>>>> lists of so-called consultants without provenance, verifiable company
>>>>> status, unknown liability coverage, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Debian consultants listed on the Debian sites as supporting ecommerce
>>>>> (websites etc) *should* know how to setup Debian sites for ecommerce.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Setting up a Debian site is far different than setting up an e-commerce
>>>> site.
>>>
>>> And?
>>> So?
>>> What?
>>>
>>> Many e-commerce sites *are* pure Debian.
>>>
>>
>> Show me exactly what Debian packages are required to set up an ecommerce
>> site.


When called to back your statements your response is predictable, and
does you no flattery.

>> Complete and ready to go, of course.


What no consultants?

https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=all&section=all&arch=any&searchon=all&keywords=ecommerce

Oh wait, needs some configuration, shift those goal posts again?
E-commerce as defined by "Jerry"....

> 
> Again, as I mentioned before, for a complete and ready to go working
> site, use Proxmox and Turnkey Linux. Proxmox installs to bare metal, and
> from it's interface chose from several HUNDRED canned websites that
> merely require you add your password to the admin account. It doesn't
> get any easier than that. And, as the added plus, they are all Debian
> Wheezy based. But, you will not be running a desktop AND a website,
> although you can run just about any distro via KVM within the Proxmox
> running site. Journey to youtube and search on Proxmox. I'm a complete
> idiot and I had my site up and running 5 containers in 30 minutes from
> complete bare install. What was rocket science is now easy peasy. Ric
> 

True. You can also just download a free, pre-built VirtualBox machine.


Kind regards