Nice one, Paul I looked at your system a little while back and the Windows compoent put me off I have to say. Nice to see a linux-entire based version. It's an odd question but did you also develop any kind of standalone based system. i.e. just a simple timer which logs off after x mins.
Cheers Simon Vass Technical Manager E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 Email: [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Bagyenda" <[email protected]> To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 12:20:53 GMT +03:00 Iraq Subject: Re: [LUG] RE:THE EQUIVALENT OF BUTTERFLY ON A LINUX PLATFORM Indeed :) Butterfly for Windows (with Linux or Windows backend) has been FREE for a while now. We have recently been live testing an all-linux implementation. In the past you could use Linux for the clients and use Butterfly's Hotspot control feature to control the clients/ workstations surfing abilities. (If you've been to any Infocom Hotspots such as Humura, Cafe Pap, etc. then you've seen this in action.) The snag with this version is it required a Windows machine for the administration component. Not any more. The all-linux implementation has a GTK-based app that provides the administration component, and a full client-side controller for the desktops. We don't have any installations in Kla running this but we do have some in a neighbouring country. Since we consider it in test still, product plugging has been somewhat muted. Now, because Simon has tempted me into the territory of product- plugging, I should say that Butterfly is older and perhaps more mature than most other Cybercafe systems *in the world*. Some of the core functionality dates back to 1997. Since it has been continually developed since then, I feel almost brave enough to state that I don't believe many such systems will serve you as well as it will. Enough! P. On Jul 15, 2009, at 10:56, Simon Vass wrote: > Paul, > > If you have it why not share? This is supposed to be about Linux > advocacy? This isn't I-network so you can plug a paid for package? ;-) > > > > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > Email: [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Bagyenda" <[email protected]> > To: "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 15 July, 2009 09:35:50 GMT +03:00 Iraq > Subject: Re: [LUG] RE:THE EQUIVALENT OF BUTTERFLY ON A LINUX PLATFORM > > > We have it. I'll have somebody contact you off list. > > > Paul. > > > > On Jul 15, 2009, at 08:40, Ahmed Senyonjo wrote: > > > > > Dear Friends > > Asking again, I need a program that can manage an Internet Cafe, to > say it in another way, i need the equivalent of Buterfly, Nettimer > etc.... both client and administrator versions that can run on a > linux platform. > > Please advise. > > Thanks > > Med. > > > View your Twitter and Flickr updates from one place – Learn more! > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. --------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
