Computerworld - Ubuntu breathes new life into school's abandoned hardware - The Diigo Meta page

• 10 Apr 08
  

  Chris Odom

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• 09 Apr 08
  

  Matt Cronin

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  Ubuntu breathes new life into school's abandoned hardware
  Repurposed PCs use Kubuntu to run school's Web based student library system

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  • Implementing a kiosk mode Kubuntu setup allowed Westall Secondary School, located in eastern Melbourne, to save money, exact greater control over security measures, and extend the life of older and discarded hardware without sacrificing performance, said Westall's network administrator Daniel Stefyn.

  • "Using Kubuntu, we can easily extend the life of older hardware with little performance drop. It was easy to secure the workstations and train a student technician to maintain the hardware." 

    Library staff only need to turn on the computers which automatically log onto a restricted Ubuntu session. By default, a library search screen launches in Firefox with a kiosk lock down extension.
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  Art Gelwicks

  linux school hardware

  • "Using Kubuntu, we can easily extend the life of older hardware with little performance drop. It was easy to secure the workstations and train a student technician to maintain the hardware."

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