Wow, that was the most interesting and inspiring message I've ever read in this list. Although necessary, it is nice to have a break from the dhcpd.conf this and nfs mount that. Since my LTSP rollout, a day does not go by that I am not amazed that I use my old computer for college in the midst of a can't-get-a fast-enough-computer world. Thanks, Jim, for sharing this with us -- and thanks for sharing this "passion" with us.
Christian P.S. Now I can better explain to people how it is possible to have free software. And where can I find more stories like the Telecentros in Brazil? > > "Will Novell adopt the LTSP project?" > > That was the question yesterday on Slashdot. > > Well, it turns out that Novell is indeed working on a thin > client solution, and based on my conversation today with Nat Friedman, > it is definately based on LTSP. > > What this means is that Novell has recognized the value > that LTSP brings to the market, and that rather than > re-invent the wheel, they want to help us prepare LTSP for > the enterprise. > > Nat says that they want to help with features > such as security and local device support. And, he assured > me that they want to work with us, to make sure that it all > works smoothly and it will be done in an open way. > > Initially, I didn't know how I should react to this. As the day > went on, I had a concern that maybe Novell would attempt to take > control of the project. I suppose that's a natural reaction. > > After talking with Nat, a couple of Novell engineers, a few people > who were at the Novell dog-n-pony show on tuesday, and some friends, > my attitude is that of pride. Pride in the fact that what we have been > working on for the past 5 years or so has been recognized by one of > the largest software companies in the world and they see potential > in what we have created. I for one, am impressed by what Novell is > doing with Ximian and SUSE. > > LTSP is NOT what I do for a living. It's my hobby and my passion. > It just amazes me that a bunch of people can get together in their > spare time and create something that can have such an impact on the > world. > > Right now, there are schools all over the world using LTSP > to deliver computing to children who would otherwise not have it. > There are people in Brazil, some of whom are homeless, without a > street address, but they have an email address, because LTSP was > used by the government in what is called the 'Telecentros'. > > There are small companies popping up all over the world, by > people who believe they can make an honest living by deploying > Linux and LTSP based solutions in schools and libraries, government > agencies and businesses, such as doctors and lawyers and architects and > hardware stores and heck, the list goes on and on. > > To me, that is so cool. > > At this point, I'm very interested in what Novell can offer to > our little project. At the very least, they are helping to legitimize > it. > > Anyway, back to work. LTSP-4.1 isn't gonna finish itself :) > > Jim McQuillan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software > Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to > deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. > http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
