Are there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?
Are there any studies done on how much linux can save governments money if they do a whole migration?
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Contact Mathias Waack. He can probably give you plenty of resources.
mathias.waack@schwaebischhall.de
He manages the only successful Linux based infrastructure in governmental institutions in Germany.
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That's interesting. Genuinely interested in how you can have desktop Linux pcs managed as effectively. I would love it if institutions in the U.S use Linux for their desktops.
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Back in the day, a friend of mine used to run a cyber cafe with Linux machines in kiosk mode. He said the management was very hassle free.
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There's some hidden kiosk mode?
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You could configure certain DEs in a kiosk mode. I don't know much about it, but it reset the session and user to a default at every log off, he could track usage time, do all sorts of remote session management.
If you search for Linux for classrooms there are probably a couple projects still around.
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That's so cool. What kind of remote management does he use?
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I'm sorry, I didn't go into it back then. And we're talking like 15 years ago. He doesn't even own the cafe anymore (what with smart phones and all), was a repair tech for a while, and now I don't know, we lost touch.
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Do cyber cafes not exist anymore? Genuinely curious, don't see them around my area.
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Nope, the concept pretty much vanished after we started carrying the internet in our pockets. Even LAN houses (as in places for gaming) are gone, but I can't identify a clear reason for those.
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Any thoughts about doing the same for Canada, Trudeau?
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Cnada
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