Flipping the Linux switch: Control freaks, meet KDE Kiosk
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| Linux is great to use at home. It can be handy at work. It's a great server
| operating system. But there's one other place that Linux is really worth its
| weight in gold: public, or semi-public, computers.
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/04/flipping-the-linux-switch-control-freaks-meet-kde-kiosk/
In Internet cafes and libraries, for example, nobody needs heavy computer
games, so it's a perfect fit that reduces the maintenance nuisance (notably
malware and all).
Related:
Linux Internet Cafe Software Allows Multiple Users to Share Single Desktop
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| "We recently used the Linux Desktop Multiplier to deploy 2,205 desktops
| in 105 South African schools. We are pursuing 'Multiplied' SLED 10
| opportunities with other corporate, education and government customers
| who require large numbers of low-cost, high-performance desktops."
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| "The Linux Desktop Multiplier enabled us to deliver a 12-user Internet
| cafe on two SLED 10 desktop computers at our BrainStormer UK event,"
| says Peter Atkins, Managing Director of MindWorks Inc Ltd.
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http://opensourceblog.itproportal.com/?p=183
Tip of the Trade: LiveKiosk
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| LiveKiosk is an ingenious Linux-on-bootable-CD that eliminates the need for
| a hard drive. It runs on any Pentium-II system or better -- just boot it
| up, and away you go. Because it's on a read-only disc and running Firefox
| on Linux, LiveKiosk cannot be altered or compromised.
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http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/3637016
Linux-based LiveKiosk offers low-cost browsing
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| What connects bikers thousands of miles away from home, customers waiting
| for a tire change, and technology conference attendees? All of them can
| check their email and surf the 'Net for free, with the help of Linux-based
| LiveKiosk.com.
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/09/15/1230235
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