On 14/07/06, Roj Jer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Words from yet another newbie... please be patient.
Welcome to the good times. > Career Microsoft folks (like myself) wanting to move from the Microsoft > community to the Open Source Linux community face enormous challenges when > first arriving in the neighborhood. We don't understand the "lingo" or even > where to go to find anything that looks vaguely familiar. [SNIP] Let me say upfront...you can not get by dipping just your toes in the pool of Linux. You will have to be prepared for more than wetting your toes....wade right in. I know many from Doze world are (ummmmm....dozing?) unprepared but once they find their feet they are happy swimmers who do not ever want to come out! Be prepared to read / google a lot but the all this will give you control that is mind blowing. Also join a few more mailing lists. [SNIPPED THE MAGIC PART] > Super! Great! But that seems to be where the Magic ends. > > And now the point! > > In the Windows world it is easy to configure the "All Users" Start Menu > (C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu), or customize a Start Menu > for a particular user. You can customize the Default User environment (local > machine) as a template for subsequent new users. > When incorporating Citrix into the Mix, you can install software on the > Citrix server and "Publish" the application for a particular user or group. In Linux world you can do the similar by making the setup for first user then copying his files to /etc/skel directory. Subsequent users will get the same set up. Interesting point here would be to set up using multiple skel directories. Guru's peeping in can contribute here. > 1) How / Where do you configure LTSP to segregate "Teachers" from > "Students", "3rd Grade" from "12th Grade", so that each "group" gets the > appropriate desktop and program menu respective to their roles in the > school? A 3rd Grader does not need the same applications, shortcuts, etc as > a 12th Grader. Choosing a good window (GUI) manager here can really be important. Look up IceWM instead of Gnome (or even consider Xfce). Set up different menus for icewm and based on the home path (/home/5th/student and /home/6th/student etc...) these menus can be picked up to offer specific menus for specific classes. But boss..your will have to work on learning how a particular GUI manager is fired up and to modify scripts attached to the process to recognise the path. Do not worry it is less complicated than it sounds. > 2) What are other schools using for URL filtering and Surf Control to keep > students from "stumbling" across Porn Sites or any other topic deemed > "inappropriate"? > Read through k12ltsp mailing list and look up squid dansgaurd blacklists access controls etc. > Thanks for your patience. You saved upfront $$$$ but your investment of time will be showing you even better ROI as you get along. Lastly I would say that unlike Doze's you would get lots and lots of support on lists and internet abounds with wikis and howto's. -- Regards, Sudev Barar ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _____________________________________________________________________ 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
