It is very likely I will be involved in setting up a small Internet
cafe in a community in Nicaragua. What makes sense here, of course, is
not the same as what makes sense in a "high-salary" area. I am
interested in a bit of feedback.
Here are some starting points.
===== Assumptions =====
* Most users will either be a non-computer user or a Windoze user
* Most use will be browsing, followed by lite office stuff such as
word processing and spreadsheets
* A reasonable amount of that browsing will likely be students doing research
* Most users will speak Spanish only
* Administrative labor (billing for use, etc) is cheaper than
technical solutions
* A "geek" will not be on-site most of the time
* The initial configuration will be four stations and could expand
to as many as eight
===== Questions =====
* Gnome or KDE?
* Ease of use for newbie
* Useful documentation (in Spanish)
* Server and dumb clients (a la LTSP), useful workstations, or ... ?
* Proxy?
Gracias.
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Phil Hughes
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