[K12OSN] LTSP in libraries - HELP!

[Huck]

If City/State governments would spend 1/2 of what they spend on 
MS-licensing & support, and hire a team of developers(support existing 
ones??) to develop Open Source Systems(not just software...complete 
systems) for functional government operations .. wow just wow is all I 
could say if that happened..

--Huck in his pipe dream

Jim Anderson wrote:
> I don't think Linux, or people knowledgeable in Linux, is going away.  
> In fact, quite the opposite.  In the wake of Microsoft's bloated 
> operating system, Vista, I think more admins will be looking for an 
> alternate that is more stable and best utilizes hardware and existing 
> peripherals. 
> 
> Quest?  Maybe.  But I'm taking a very pragmatic approach to this.  I do 
> not work for a large corporation that can bankroll anything they want... 
> I work for a library that gets funds from a portion of taxes collected.  
> Maybe through fund-raising we could afford to buy new computers and 
> software this year, but what about the next refresh cycle for this 
> stuff?  The fact is the library won't have the budget to replace all the 
> new computers they buy this year in 3 to 5 years.  That I can put into 
> place a system that meets our needs and would cost a minimum amount of 
> funds to upgrade in the next refresh cycle (and the next, and the next 
> after that) is what I call sustainable.
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Nov 27, 2007 9:28 AM, Mel Wade <mel at melwade.com 
> <mailto:mel at melwade.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Sustainability of a solution is certainly something to consider. 
>     Best of luck in your quest...
> 
>     -- 
> 
>     Mel Wade
>     "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do."
>     - BF Skinner
>     http://www.melwade.com
> 
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