[K12OSN] LTSP in libraries - HELP!
Huck
dhuckaby at paasda.org
Tue Nov 27 18:29:04 UTC 2007
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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