Comment Server Only... A very good reason (Score 1) 76
There is a very good reason why Lotus have only committed to releasing the Domino Server on Linux.
That is because the Clients are still unstable on platforms Iris are familiar with. (An understatement if I have ever heard one)
As someone who has evaluated Domino R5 from the test builds (Well before the betas came out) I can honestly say the clients have all been very dodgy.
The server however has had a LOT of time dedicated to it to ensure it is reliable. As the server is supposed to be virtually an ISP in a box it can be run in organisations without end users ever seeing a Notes Client.
I am sure that as the R5 client matures Lotus will supply it for Linux. Add to that the fact that IBM will supply Netfinity servers with Linux installed and are fully supporting the Linux/Open source initiative. Lotus will have no option but to follow suit.
That is because the Clients are still unstable on platforms Iris are familiar with. (An understatement if I have ever heard one)
As someone who has evaluated Domino R5 from the test builds (Well before the betas came out) I can honestly say the clients have all been very dodgy.
The server however has had a LOT of time dedicated to it to ensure it is reliable. As the server is supposed to be virtually an ISP in a box it can be run in organisations without end users ever seeing a Notes Client.
I am sure that as the R5 client matures Lotus will supply it for Linux. Add to that the fact that IBM will supply Netfinity servers with Linux installed and are fully supporting the Linux/Open source initiative. Lotus will have no option but to follow suit.
