Kolab - which version?

Gelpi Andrea liste at gelpi.it
Fri Aug 5 13:41:00 CEST 2016


Il 05/08/2016 12:47, Aleksander Machniak ha scritto:
> On 08/05/2016 12:27 PM, Gelpi Andrea wrote:
>> Kolab Enterpreise 14 is for production environment and can run on Debian
>> systems, but a certificate is needed to install it. Is not clear to me
>> where this certificate come from.
>
> You need to pay Kolab Systems AG for subscription.
> https://kolabenterprise.com/pricing
>
>> Kolab Enterpreise 16 is the development environment. At the moment can
>> run only on Centos and RedHat.
>
> There's no such thing as Kolab Enterprise 16. There's Kolab 16. Which is
> unified version also for enterprises. In this case, you get the same
> code no matter if you payed Kolab Systems or not.
>
> Winterfell is the most recent "for development, likely unstable".
>

Thank You for your answer. Now things are more clear to me.

>> So my question is: which version is better to install for a production
>> environment and on which operative system? Can I still use Debian or
>> it'd be better to switch to Centos?
>
> Yes, Centos is better supported. Other distros support is on community
> effort and that for is delayed/incomplete.
>
>> Second question: is it possible to upgrade from Kolab 3.4 to Kolab
>> Enterprise? If yes to which version?
>
> Upgrade to both Kolab 16 and Kolab Enterprise 14 is possible, but Kolab
> 16 may not be ready for production yet, especially not on CentOS.
>

So I have two opportunity.

- Install Kolab 3.4 on debian or Centos
- Buy Kolab Enterprise 14 and install it on Debian or Centos

In both cases I'll be able to upgrade to Kolab 16 when available.

Thanks

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Gelpi ing. Andrea
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