Christian Nobel wrote: > I don't INSIST in calling it like that, I do not give a damn whether it > is called a kiosk, embedded, a stand alone solution or an elephant. > But the problem in all its simplicity is to make XXX (substitute with > what ever you like) that is based on a minimal OS, running X and only > one (or a few) application, with or without internet.
I would download a bunch of pre-made kiosk distros and figure out which one is best, then customize it from there. One of the problems is security. Someone with the right skills will be able to damage your kiosk and delete files on it if they are able to break in to the system and access things they shouldn't be accessing. Public Libraries have computers that are sometimes configured only to be web browsers and nothing else. I was able to find a flaw in my public library once as a kid. They had internet explorer running and you couldn't run any other applications. However I found a way to run other applications. I didn't do anything malicious, I was just curious to see if there was a way to break in to the system. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ mseide-msegui-talk mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mseide-msegui-talk
