[K12OSN] thin client laptops/Asus EEE
Huck
dhuckaby at hvja.org
Mon Apr 14 20:42:55 UTC 2008
WINE or Crossover Office might settle it too without having to get
another server ;)
but that's another story...and one you might wanna bring your
flame-thrower to
--Huck
Glenn Roesener wrote:
> Huck,
> I'm setting my flame-thrower for "Fricasee"...
>
> Actually, that might settle a problem I'm coming up against with my
> LTSP setup. The teacher ordered windows-based software for her
> classroom computer, and I was wondering how to incorporate that.
> We've got a lab of computers, but want 2 computers in the class-room
> that both tie to the lab, and to the software she has.
>
> Glenn Roesener
>
> Huck wrote:
>> At the risk of a flame-war...why not go with Windows Terminal
>> Services AND LTSP, if it's within budget.
>> there are some things that are offered for Windows that a Linux
>> solution just isn't as...(what's the word...)...Elegant I suppose...
>>
>> and you can access both from the same thin clients...(perhaps some
>> proprietary app that teachers must use Windows for)...and they can
>> use thin clients as well...and you don't have to worry about them
>> installing rogue software/apps/email tweaks/etc...and only worry
>> about anti-virus for 1 MS-server rather than 20+ windows clients.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> --Huck
>>
>> Will Hatch wrote:
>>> Thanks for all of the great feedback folks. With your imput, I have
>>> been able to convince the principle that a mobil lab is not our
>>> solution. He has selected a room off of the library to make a
>>> permanent
>>> lab. Now I have to get a proposal together for a server, operating
>>> system platform, and about 25 thin clients. I'll be considering
>>> Windows
>>> terminal services, edubuntu, and k12ltsp. Again, thanks to everyone
>>> who
>>> responded to my initial post; it was the difference in getting my
>>> principle to look into dedicating a room for computer lab purposes.
>>> -Will
>>
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