On 6/3/07, Hess, Philip J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That sound interesting. Maybe you could include that description on your Web page.
Heh, fair enough - though I thought I basically had :p
Where does OutKafe run? Does the cafe have a network server or something that the cafe's computers are hooked up to?
OutKafe comprises basically three parts (this I KNOW is on the website). The postgresql database server does all the network serving, so I don't code any of that, I just interact with it. OutKafe has: 1) A daemon which counts down time on logged in accounts (it's done centrally for security reasons) 2) An administration tool which allows the icafe operator to sell time, create user accounts, reset passwords, define offers etc. 3) Client programs which let a user log in, counts him down and logs him out again. Currently only the Linux client is in a working state. The win32 client is very close - but I need somebody with genuine windows coding experience to help me finish it. There is also a WIFI client very similiar to what you describe below, but that is not very complex and at this stage barely started.
I guess I'm not familiar with Internet cafes like this. Usually here the cafe has wireless and you get a login code for your laptop when you buy a coffee.
That is common in some countries, here in the developing world the kind with computers hooked up that you buy time on is still very common, for many people such outlets ARE their offices. Having a GPL'd tool to manage them is an important (I believe) way to ensure software freedom in the developing world. OutKafe is the only such tool out there (OpenKIOSK is only partially free software - I'm not aware of any other free projects that are still actively developed though there are quite a few proprietory ones like smartlaunch). Of course the whole thing is also done in Lazarus and is one of the oldest continuing lazarus developments (the original app was started in November 2002, the Lazarus website carried a story on the 3.0 release in May 2005). Ciao A.J. -- A.J. Venter CEO - OutKast Solutions C.C. http://www.outkastsolutions.co.za Cell: +27 83 455 9978 Fax: +27 21 413 2800 Office: +27 21 591 6766 _________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject archives at http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailarchives
