Hi Pete, Thanks for offering your scripts. I would be grateful to receive them.
By "reserved session: I meant a reservation or signup system for public access terminals. We now are using a paper signup sheet for terminals which often creates problems. I want to implemement an online signup which would give patrons access to a machine at a specific time or "next available" basis. There are some very expensive systems out there to do this (Telus, Envisionware) but they are way out of our price range. I'm convinced this can be, or maybe has been done, in the linux/ltsp world. It is really a necessity for us get complete buyin from staff here. The burden of being referees in the 'terminal wars' is a big problem for librarians who rightly do not view this as their primary duty. Dan Dan Landry Santa Cruz City/County Library System 1543 Pacific Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060 831 420-5768 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Peter Billson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:40 PM To: Dan Landry Cc: 'Rachel Cole'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Opinions on X Terminals in Libraries Dan, I have implemented a timed session system in my Highland Park install and it has been running without a hitch for several months now. I'm not sure what you mean by "reserved sessions," could you clarify? I'd be glad to share my scripts with you but be aware they are still in development and not in a "for the public" format - i.e. no documentation and some pretty ugly coding - but you are welcome to them. Pete -- http://www.elbnet.com ELB Internet Service, Inc. Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting Dan Landry wrote: > > I am in the process of converting all public worksstations at our library to ltsp. Currently we have completed work at the Central Library and 5 Branches. Users generally do not notice the differance and public acceptance has not been a problem. > > There is a fair learning curve but once the work is done we have basically zero downtime. We run icewm-lite and use the Phoenix browser which is very configurable and easy to lock down. The cautions about compatibility with subscription database vendors > should be considered. We have had no major problem so far with Gale and Ebsco as providers. > > The next step for us is to find a way of implementing timed sessions and reserving sessions. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has implemented these features. > > Dan Landry > Santa Cruz City/County Library System > Santa Cruz, CA 95060 > 831 420-5768 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rachel Cole [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Ltsp-discuss] Opinions on X Terminals in Libraries > > I am the Network Administrator for the Petersburg Public Library and I am thinking about proposing the use of X Terminals for Internet use for our Public. I would like to know if anyone has done this already and if so was it difficult to get > your patron's and staff used to using an X Terminals as opposed to using a Windows machine. 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. > > Thanks for your help and advice > > > > Rachel A. Cole > Network Coordinator > Petersburg Public Library > Petersburg, VA 23803 > (804)733-2387 X 28 > > Name: btzhsepa.gif > btzhsepa.gif Type: GIF Image (image/gif) > Encoding: base64 > > Name: Network Blitz Bkgrd.gif > Network Blitz Bkgrd.gif Type: GIF Image (image/gif) > Encoding: base64 ------------------------------------------------------- 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
