Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-27 Thread Yusuf Abdulla Shunan
Hi, I guess there is, or was, an idea of creating a cafebuntu! https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Cafebuntu Not too sure where it is, given the fact that the blue print is dated 2005! Anyways, I manage a cyber cafe, and I am experimenting with http://cafepilot.com/ which is both free and opensource

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Chris Jones
On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 06:23 +, Martin Owens wrote: Isn't laziness a good thing? If the OP is willing to pay for the development of tools to speed or make easier the setup of these systems, then we should support them, not ridicule them as being lazy. The target of computing design is

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Markus Hitter
Am 26.12.2009 um 07:23 schrieb Martin Owens: The target of computing design is to make the very complex, simple to operate. Unfortunately, many software designers think that way. The more demanding, but technically superior way is to reduce complexity. Markus - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Martin Owens
On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 13:58 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 26.12.2009 um 07:23 schrieb Martin Owens: The target of computing design is to make the very complex, simple to operate. Unfortunately, many software designers think that way. The more demanding, but technically superior way

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Patrick Freundt
While we are getting more and more philosophical about the origin question, I am wondering if the Cyber Cafe as we used to think of is not dying anyways. At least the fact, that somebody is renting out hardware that runs with a specific operating system and you as customer are charged by the time

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Markus Hitter
Am 26.12.2009 um 15:13 schrieb Martin Owens: On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 13:58 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: Am 26.12.2009 um 07:23 schrieb Martin Owens: The target of computing design is to make the very complex, simple to operate. Unfortunately, many software designers think that way. The more

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Martin Owens
On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 18:37 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: That's what I often do. As a rule of thumb, if there's more than one way to achieve a goal, there's too much functionality. Not exactly mainstream, I know. By profession I'm a mechanical designer and there the cost of redundant

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Markus Hitter
Am 26.12.2009 um 18:47 schrieb Martin Owens: On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 18:37 +0100, Markus Hitter wrote: That's what I often do. As a rule of thumb, if there's more than one way to achieve a goal, there's too much functionality. [...] What did you think I was saying? that we should repeat

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-26 Thread Markus Hitter
Am 26.12.2009 um 20:18 schrieb Patrick Freundt: why do people write free software. And I believe they do that because its fun. And terms like minimum redundancy or cost effectiveness do not really fit into that context. Cost isn't only about money. It's also about the time people have to

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-25 Thread Chris Jones
The services of which the OP is complaining about can easily be achieved by other business practices. The method will probably vary depending on which country we're referring to hear, due to different countries having different setups and configs for internet kiosks and cafes. But I know that I

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-25 Thread Martin Owens
On Sat, 2009-12-26 at 16:11 +1000, Chris Jones wrote: I sense a bit of laziness involved with the OP with wanting software that does all the hard work for you! Isn't laziness a good thing? If the OP is willing to pay for the development of tools to speed or make easier the setup of these

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-23 Thread Onkar Shinde
On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:09 AM, omar ar papan_selaj...@yahoo.com wrote: Why not the ubuntu developer develope the cyber cafe software that works with ubuntu server and clients. There is no any cyber cafe software for ubuntu yet. and make it open source perhaps. It will make easier

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-23 Thread Neal McBurnett
. There is no any cyber cafe software for ubuntu yet. and make it open source perhaps. It will make easier for anybody who wants to open a cyber cafe business. Just saying cyber cafe software doesn't say much. What kind of functionality are you looking for. Perhaps it is already available

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-23 Thread Florian Diesch
omar ar papan_selaj...@yahoo.com writes: Why not the ubuntu developer develope the cyber cafe software that works with ubuntu server and clients. There is no any cyber cafe software for ubuntu yet. and make it open source perhaps. It will make easier for anybody who wants to open a cyber cafe

Re: No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-23 Thread GĂ©rard BIGOT
2009/12/23 Florian Diesch die...@spamfence.net omar ar papan_selaj...@yahoo.com writes: Why not the ubuntu developer develope the cyber cafe software that works with ubuntu server and clients. There is no any cyber cafe software for ubuntu yet. and make it open source perhaps

No Cyber Cafe Software for Ubuntu yet...

2009-12-22 Thread omar ar
Why not the ubuntu developer develope the cyber cafe software that works with ubuntu server and clients. There is no any cyber cafe software for ubuntu yet. and make it open source perhaps. It will make easier for anybody who wants to open a cyber cafe business. Thanks, best regards, Umar