We do also try to remember that not everybody can do a configure, make, make install, to install software. Some small libraries without tech support staff simply would be unable to use some software if it weren't on a CD or easily downloadable. For these sites I think it makes good sense to just master a Linux .iso that can be installed and "just work". If library staff have to install Linux anyway, then a pre-configured "Library Kiosk" or "Self-checkout" distro is probably simpler than creating packages, again, for those users who need to minimize their exposure to synaptic or apt-get.
Greg --------------------------------------------- On 09/25/2013 10:45 AM, glaws wrote: > I'm not aware there currently exists an open source self-checkout > system, however we've long talked about it here at our library. I work > with a developer, Aaron Ogle, that is currently building a PAC system, > and when he is finished with that if we have the funds available I would > like to consider funding a self-checkout development. Having already > discussed it, we think it wouldn't be terribly difficult. Aaron already > has a generalized framework for similar systems (a children's > playstation and a Koha kiosk) that could be easily adapted to a checkout. > > I should note probably that all the development we support is for open > operating systems, and all the funding we've done so far generally uses > Linux Mint at the client end. The server side, where utilized, is more > generalized, but we typically use Ubuntu and OpenSuse. > > Unfortunately it seems that you need a system now, and anything we do > won't be worked on until at least mid- late-2014. This is, however, a > good discussion topic and worth continuing. > > Greg > > -- Greg Lawson Network Administrator Rolling Hills Consolidated Library 1912 N. Belt Highway St. Joseph, MO 64506 816-232-5479 x2303 _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org [email protected] http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
