Yeah, we looked at Zencafé too. Unfortunately, we had some proprietary bull****
multihead solution called nComputing, which apart from many other flaws
required one to use a severely outdated and insecure kernel version, and then
sold it as "Linux-compatible."
But if you are not restrained by such silly hardware, Zencafé is a dream :)
Bernard Adongo <[email protected]> wrote:
>Mkahawa is cross-platform and works well on Windows too, so you can
>have a
>hybrid (windows & Linux) internet cafe.
>
>For a total Linux Internet Cafe solution, you should try out Zencafe.
>They
>adopted Mkahawa as their timing software.
>
>Cheers!
>On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Yes Mkahawa which Bob mentioned earlier. Works well on an Ubuntu
>platform.
>>
>>
>>
>> Simon Vass
>> Managing Director
>> E-Tech Uganda Ltd
>>
>> http://www.etech.ug
>> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621
>> email: [email protected]
>> skype: e-techservicedesk
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: [email protected]
>> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Monday, 24 September, 2012 10:40:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [LUG] Timing Software
>>
>>
>> True. Is there a complete FLOSS solution out there?
>>
>>
>> sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> instead of beating up the user about the choices his employer makes,
>we
>> should endeavor to assist in deploying a fantastic linux solution
>that can
>> change his employers mind. :)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Elias Tuhereze < [email protected]
>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am just managing the cafe, the owner prefers Windows.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24 September 2012 18:23, Benjamin Tayehanpour <
>> [email protected] > wrote:
>>
>>
>> True enough. But first, Elias, could you tell us the reasons you have
>not
>> chosen Linux for your café?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24 September 2012 17:18, < [email protected] >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> :) Wouldn't it be good to explain how using Linux as his preferred
>> solution turns out being better than whatever solution he is
>currently
>> using or deploying?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > If it's not Linux, how is it relevant to this mailing list?
>> >
>> > On 24 September 2012 14:45, Elias Tuhereze < [email protected] >
>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Simon, sorry it is not Linux
>> >> Erias,, thanks.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 24 September 2012 15:07, Erias Swraggy < [email protected] >
>wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Elias, if its linux, ave you tried Cybera?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 3:02 PM, Simon Vass < [email protected] >
>wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Elias,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> You did not specify but I presumed from the fact you posted in
>this
>> >>>> list
>> >>>> you meant the cafe is running Linux?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Simon Vass
>> >>>> Managing Director
>> >>>> E-Tech Uganda Ltd
>> >>>>
>> >>>> http://www.etech.ug
>> >>>> Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621
>> >>>> email: [email protected]
>> >>>> skype: e-techservicedesk
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >>>> From: "Erias Swraggy" < [email protected] >
>> >>>> To: "Uganda Linux User Group" < [email protected] >
>> >>>> Sent: Monday, 24 September, 2012 2:56:42 PM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: [LUG] Timing Software
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Hi Elias,
>> >>>> Try this link
>> >>>> http://www.worldofinternetcafes.de/internetcafe_software_e.html
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM, [email protected] <
>> >>>> [email protected] > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Local or not, if it's not open source it's outside the scope of
>what's
>> >>>> been asked :)
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I'm all for supporting the local community. I'm not for
>supporting the
>> >>>> local community doing bad things, though. A developed society
>isn't
>> >>>> when
>> >>>> poor people are creating and selling proprietary solutions; it
>is when
>> >>>> even
>> >>>> rich people use and contribute to open source software.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> "David M. Gullever" < [email protected] > wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The Butterfly guys are in Bukoto. The software is good and the
>support
>> >>>> is ok
>> >>>> - why not support our local people - unless you really need
>something
>> >>>> specific that they don't have - but you didn't mention it.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> DMG
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected] ]
>On
>> >>>> Behalf Of
>> >>>> Elias Tuhereze
>> >>>> Sent: 22 September 2012 17:13
>> >>>> To: Uganda Linux User Group
>> >>>> Subject: [LUG] Timing Software
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Colleagues,
>> >>>> I am looking for a timing software for an internet cafe. Could
>there
>> >>>> be an open source alternative to Butterfly, Net Cafe, etc?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Regards,
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Elias
>> >>>>
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