[ale] Linspire chairman thinks desktop Linux is futile

[Brian Pitts]

Tim Meanor wrote:
> 
> Quest Software makes a product that allows various flavors of
> Unix/Linux to integrate into Active Directory:
> http://www.quest.com/Vintela-Authentication-Services/
> 
> It costs money and is closed source, so it may not be an option, but
> it's good to know that such options exist.  I've never used it, so I
> can't vouch for it, but the demo I've seen looks pretty slick (of
> course, most things look pretty slick in a demo).  Might be worth
> checking out if you have a budget for such things.

On a similiar note, there's the software named Likewise [0]. IIRC, their
open-source version is included in the latest Ubuntu, Fedora, and
OpenSUSE. I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts if you've played
with the free or non-free version, Keith.

[0] http://www.likewisesoftware.com/

-Brian