Jake, You might want to consider me a large customer. Brian
On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, If it is cost of hardware, I will have to agree with you. I would > like also recommend the netbooks > and such cheaper alternatives. Would the aluetia units come preinstalled > with Linux and the normal > productivity apps? > I am about to pitch an opensource solution to a large customer and perhaps > aluetia is the answer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Simon Vass > Sent: 31 October 2011 16:33 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software > > As yourself why you need to purchase EVEN ONE license for multiseat Linux. > Is that really opensource? > > Yes! ask Redhat. That is their business model and as far as I know no-one > is accusing them of not being Open Source. Just because you have to pay > money does not make something FOSS. > > That being said, I agree where possible if you can find an entirely FOSS > alternative you should. I think Brian's main issue though is looking for a > cheaper hardware/software solution, since he can no longer buy cheaper > second hand PC's and turn them into thin-clients, and custom thin-clients > work out more expensive than fat-clients in Uganda or have caveats such as > the ncomputing solution. > > Brian, what about the idea of importing a batch of atom based units such > as Aluetia? > Then you have a multitude of choices for thin-clients. Openthinclient > might be worth a look, I have given it a go, looks ok. > > > Simon Vass > Managing Director > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > email: [email protected] > skype: e-techservicedesk > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jake Markhus" <[email protected]> > To: "Uganda Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, 31 October, 2011 4:05:35 PM > Subject: Re: [LUG] Linux This Client Software > > > > > > Hey, > > > > Allow me as a long time Microsoft developer/user as well as an early Linux > adopter 1999 to comment on the link posted. > > The product comparison should have said only one thing. That Multiseat > Linux was/is cheaper than Multipoint Server 2011. > I have access to Multipoint server fully licensed from Microsoft free for > purposes of testing, demonstrating and feasibility studies. The only issue > I found was getting the right hardware. Now, if one got hold of the right > hardware for MS and had the right drivers for Linux, a lot of the alleged > shortcomings of MS would be nullified. > > We as opensource advocates should look to the real issues. As yourself why > you need to purchase EVEN ONE license for multiseat Linux. Is that really > opensource? If we paid the company to come support and do the installation > then that would make sense. > > Do not be deceived by marketing hype. The core issue is the price of the > licenses and your end users. Ruth be told if you have enlightened users who > know more about word-processing and spread sheets than they do about word > and excel, then to cut down deployment costs you should go for multiseat > Linux since after you get the OS and pay for the license then from that > point onwards everything else is free (as in beer not as in speech). I > think however, if you wanted to lower costs, just buy a number of cpus with > no hard-drives, a custom usb or cdrom Linux distro that connects to your > lan and presto!! 20 cdroms with Linux that when booted give you your > environment. This is what I used when studying intrusion detection systems > with silensec and I found it brilliant cause all you had to do was give > students a cdrom and remind them to backup to flash before shutting down. > Also the silensec guys had written scripts to configure the network and > give us access to the server we alternatively attacked or defended against. > > Try that route first before forking out any money. Jeff Atwood the man > behind Ubuntu.stackexchange.com once said, “never buy/invent what you can > steal/get for free”. It is always my guide whenever I get a new project. To > first see what else has been done by others bother free and paid > > > > Jake > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Brian Ssennoga > Sent: 31 October 2011 15:36 > To: Uganda Linux User Group > Cc: FBT; [email protected] > Subject: [LUG] Linux This Client Software > > > > Hello FOSS People, > > In our (IHSU's) continued quest for a thin-client solution, we have landed > on this - > http://www2.userful.com/products/product-comparison/userful-multiseat-vs-windows-multipoint- > > I wonder, has anyone come across this before? Any prior experience we > might want to learn from? > > We will surely go onto the free trials, as we await sales information, so > we know how expensive/cheap it is. > > -- > Love indeed conquers all..... > Brian A. 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