Why are the forty templates divided in twenty “server admin templates” and twenty “site admin templates”? What is the difference?
A. The Application Templates for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 are separated into two groups, “site admin templates” and “server admin templates”, providing the right combination of integration with the platform and ease-of-deployment within an organization. Site Admin Templates are custom templates that have an *.stp extension and are easy for site administrators to install in a template gallery without requiring server administration access. Server Admin Templates have a *.wsp extension and are created as site definitions, providing tighter integration and enhanced functionality within the Windows SharePoint Services platform. They require a server administrator to install. In Windows SharePoint Services, site definitions and custom templates define how to instantiate a Web site when an end user selects a template to create a site through the user interface. For example, they determine the lists, files, Web parts, features or settings with which to provision a new SharePoint site.
