>>> Rachel Cole 02/04/03 03:42 PM >>> I feel that using Linux X Terminals in the Library will benefit us in the long run as far as cost of operation is concerned. <<<
The one limiting factor to how well LTSP can be used in a public library setting is the status of your external database vendors' HTML compliancy. If all of your database vendors produce browser-agnostic code, then Mozilla, Konqueror, Phoenix or any of the other made-for-linux browsers will be able to provide the access that your patrons need. Keep in mind though that some database vendors are stuck in an IE or Netscape 4.x mode only and you may have troubles accessing their products. You will either have to decide to stop providing access to those products or start evangelizing them to get with the program... We actually have a few vendors that are still producing code that either doesn't work with standards-compliant browsers or they block browsers that they don't recognize even if those browsers would work. It's a horrible situation and all libraries should demand that their vendors produce browser-agnostic, compliant HTML. Vendors must learn that not all of the world runs on IE. Be aware, also, that if you plan on providing office applications to the public that your server and network requirements will be a little higher in order to support OpenOffice or similar office suite. OO will give you the ability to work with MSOffice documents... HTH, David =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ David Jones Library Systems Manager III Orradre Library mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 408-551-7167 fax: 408-551-1805 http://www.scu.edu/library/ Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara CA 95053-0500 "Music is the hot sauce on the burrrrito of life" -- Rikochet, Mucha Lucha [ http://www2.warnerbros.com/lucha/home.html ] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: SourceForge Enterprise Edition + IBM + LinuxWorld = Something 2 See! http://www.vasoftware.com _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
