I have created a customized LTSP installation for libraries that is currently running in 7 public libraries. The system provides Web browsing and an Office Suite with timed sessions, print management, use statistics, floppy disk access, filtering (or not!). You can see one example install here
The system is completely GPL, requires no special hardware and I am currently working on an automated install system to make installation easier. If you are interested I can give you the email addresses of the directors that are using the system if you contact me: pete at elbnet.com.
The so-called consumer level users will not turn to Linux because they are used to very simple configuring
In almost all corporate environments the IT staff handles the configuration of the workstations, not the end user so configuration should not be an impediment to deploying Linux. As far as end users go, in my experience people are either "computer savvy" and will poke around any OS or they are "help me" types that are equally confused by either.
I have recently installed Linux on the public workstations of a local library and not one patron has commented about it not being Windows. They open and use AbiWord without instruction - creating, formatting, inserting clip art. They print, they save to floppy disk, surf the Net - all without a single piece of documentation or instruction from the staff.
If these untrained, and generally unskilled, computer users can cope with Linux on the desktop, how hard could it be in a corporate environment where you could actually train the users.
Thought you'd all enjoy this response to an email I sent pointing out the site was responding with an error when trying to view the page:
Thank you for your interest in Coleman Powermate's new fuel cell generator. You are getting error messages because the pages that you are trying to view are restricted and currently offlimits. The fuel cell pages have been removed from the server.
Please keep in mind that this is copyrighted material. Any retransmission of the material without the written consent of Coleman Powermate is strictly prohibited.
For example, Stinger will be able to filter Internet... will also be able to configure TCP/IP
ports manually and receive alerts about anomalous network activity.
Uhh.. isn't that built into the Linux kernel and called IP Tables?
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I have created a customized LTSP installation for libraries that is currently running in 7 public libraries. The system provides Web browsing and an Office Suite with timed sessions, print management, use statistics, floppy disk access, filtering (or not!). You can see one example install here
The system is completely GPL, requires no special hardware and I am currently working on an automated install system to make installation easier. If you are interested I can give you the email addresses of the directors that are using the system if you contact me: pete at elbnet.com.
The so-called consumer level users will not turn to Linux because they are used to very simple configuring
In almost all corporate environments the IT staff handles the configuration of the workstations, not the end user so configuration should not be an impediment to deploying Linux. As far as end users go, in my experience people are either "computer savvy" and will poke around any OS or they are "help me" types that are equally confused by either.
I have recently installed Linux on the public workstations of a local library and not one patron has commented about it not being Windows. They open and use AbiWord without instruction - creating, formatting, inserting clip art. They print, they save to floppy disk, surf the Net - all without a single piece of documentation or instruction from the staff.
If these untrained, and generally unskilled, computer users can cope with Linux on the desktop, how hard could it be in a corporate environment where you could actually train the users.
Thank you for your interest in Coleman Powermate's new fuel cell generator. You are getting error messages because the pages that you are trying to view are restricted and currently offlimits. The fuel cell pages have been removed from the server.
Please keep in mind that this is copyrighted material. Any retransmission of the material without the written consent of Coleman Powermate is strictly prohibited.
Please contact me if you have any questions.
Jon Hoch - HochJ@email.sunbeam.com
Why must response be a "We'll sue you!!"
Uhh.. isn't that built into the Linux kernel and called IP Tables?
- That the numbers totaled up to 103%
- People actually gave their passwords out to the people doing the survey!!
I'd guess this means that only the real dumb were included in the survey!