www.k12ltsp.org Using Linux as a terminal server allows you to run KDE 3.0 on some pretty low end machines. I'm currently building a ltsp lab at a neighborhood non-profit. With the client machines donated (P166's) all we have to buy is a server and we have a six seat lab for under 1000 dollars. To simply install windows on those 5 machines would run half the budget and still be slow. With k12ltsp I get the performance of the P-4 on all 5 client boxes at a 1/4 of the cost of a Microsoft solution.
While manual checks like this can be somewhat cumbersome they beat the socks off of an automated (national ID card) system. In short I'd much rather take a little time out of my day for time consuming but decentralized security measures than be subject to more efficient centralized systems. Unfortunatly I think it likely that we will be forced to comply with both types. doh
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www.k12ltsp.org Using Linux as a terminal server allows you to run KDE 3.0 on some pretty low end machines. I'm currently building a ltsp lab at a neighborhood non-profit. With the client machines donated (P166's) all we have to buy is a server and we have a six seat lab for under 1000 dollars. To simply install windows on those 5 machines would run half the budget and still be slow. With k12ltsp I get the performance of the P-4 on all 5 client boxes at a 1/4 of the cost of a Microsoft solution.
While manual checks like this can be somewhat cumbersome they beat the socks off of an automated (national ID card) system. In short I'd much rather take a little time out of my day for time consuming but decentralized security measures than be subject to more efficient centralized systems. Unfortunatly I think it likely that we will be forced to comply with both types. doh