After having owned a ReadyNAS for years, I've decided to build a new NAS and I'm trying to decide between FreeNAS and NAS4Free... NAS4Free has LCDproc and Transmission built in, but doesn't have a good means for plugin's. FreeNAS has a developing plugin system and ZFS5k, but no LCDproc or plugin repo.
So I'm missing some of the ReadyNAS conveniences, and wondering if they are in FreeNAS's future...
1. Will FreeNAS ever have LCDproc built-in? Will LCDproc get some plugin attention? (I saw someone requested a plugin on the plugin-wiki) Built in is nice because you don't have to hunt down all the different files and configs, etc. in the event of a upgrade or restore...
2. Will FreeNAS ever have a plugin repository? Something that can be browsed and installed from the FN web interface? (thinking app-store mentality)
3. Will FreeNAS ever have an over-the-air(wire) update server? That is, be able to update from the web GUI, without having to download and upload files...
Hopefully I don't incur too much flame with my questions... What can I say? I am a lazy tablet user, and tablets don't lend well to downloading and uploading plugins and update files. I rarely use my lappy, and got rid of the desktop last year. I'm lazy, but I enjoy the challenge of the build. Not-so-much the challenge of maintenance...
So I'm missing some of the ReadyNAS conveniences, and wondering if they are in FreeNAS's future...
1. Will FreeNAS ever have LCDproc built-in? Will LCDproc get some plugin attention? (I saw someone requested a plugin on the plugin-wiki) Built in is nice because you don't have to hunt down all the different files and configs, etc. in the event of a upgrade or restore...
2. Will FreeNAS ever have a plugin repository? Something that can be browsed and installed from the FN web interface? (thinking app-store mentality)
3. Will FreeNAS ever have an over-the-air(wire) update server? That is, be able to update from the web GUI, without having to download and upload files...
Hopefully I don't incur too much flame with my questions... What can I say? I am a lazy tablet user, and tablets don't lend well to downloading and uploading plugins and update files. I rarely use my lappy, and got rid of the desktop last year. I'm lazy, but I enjoy the challenge of the build. Not-so-much the challenge of maintenance...