On Mon, Jul 05, 2004 at 05:02:07PM +0800, Andy Sy wrote: > Right. Even if stable, I don't think using Windoze for kiosks is > a smart move - very expensive license for something which is not > going to see general use, plus I think it's fair to say that > *if you use an appropriate distro*, Linux is far more easily and > reliably customized for kiosk purposes. > > Linux would be tailor-made for kiosks... there are decent > Linux Flash/Shockwave players, I hope...? >
There's always the Kiosk-HOWTO in the LDP ;D Actually, I'm exploring using LTSP for such LANs (internet caf�s, SME settings, etc.) and under Linux this would be a bit easy to handle... > >and as for server env? Who gives a thought about it, > >especially with the new vulnerabilities cropping up in IIS? > > MS has announced a 'Safe Computing' initiative and based on > their technical achievements so far, I think they have > gained more credibility. But it remains to be seen whether > they can actually pull this off successfully. > Indeed, that remains to be seen. Like our political landscape here, M$ is really famous for the hype than for the hope. But honestly, let's give M$ its rope, and let it decide whether to pull the noose or tie it somewhere else... > > >>But to simply with a broad brush tar their products as crappy > >>is incorrect. > > Back in the days of Win 9X, I wouldn't hesitate to do so though. Ditto. Iirc Jan Hubicka (of aa and XaoS fame) was said to have designed a virus that converts Win* to Lin*. I hope that's true (for more, look at the bb documentation, or play bb and be awed by the bit ;) Cheers, Zakame -- |=-------------ZAK B. ELEP (Registered Linux User #327585)-------------=| || Web: http://zakame.spunge.org GPG ID: 0xFA53851D || || http://zakame.homelinux.org ICQ UIN: 33236644 || || Location: Daet, Camarines Norte Running Linux 2.6 || |=----------1486 7957 454D E529 E4F1 F75E 5787 B1FD FA53 851D----------=| Debian - When you've got better things to do than to fix a borken system
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