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Linux and Public Access Computing?

Posted by Cliff on from the polyglot-kiosk-mode-computers dept.

An Anonymous Coward asks: "The Seattle Community Technology Alliance is a non profit, federally funded, public/private project that supports community technology centers in the Seattle area. We are interested in moving our public workstations from Win 2000 to Linux. In order to do this, we need good multi-lingual options and the abiltiy to create 'guest accounts' that prevent users from changing settings (to provide a consistent environment for users). What are the best tools for multi-user Linux labs? Should we use KDE? Gnome? How do we keep users from changing settings? We are eager to start experimenting, but would appreciate expert advice on starting points!"

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  1. No by SpanishInquisition · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Anybody can reboot in single user mode and get root access so I guess Linux is out of the question for that kind of application.

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  2. Re:Here's a question: by sqlrob · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    You're a little behind.

    Ballmer already admitted the TCO of linux is less than the TCO of Win