[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Suggestions for locking down OPAC computers

[J. Benjamin Dudley]

Thanks! Opera will probably be the way we go along with Ubuntu. I'll take a
linux machine over a windows one anyday!


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From: open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
[mailto:open-ils-dev-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of James
Fournie
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 5:34 PM
To: Evergreen Development Discussion List
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-DEV] Suggestions for locking down OPAC computers

Opera has a powerful and fairly easy to use kiosk mode:
http://www.opera.com/support/mastering/kiosk/

~James

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 7:04 AM, J. Benjamin Dudley
<dudleyb_mailing at ecgrl.org> wrote:
> Around our libraries, we have multiple catalog computers designated for
> patrons to search the catalog.
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> We have GPOs in place for them so that patrons cannot use them as their
own
> personal surfing computers, but the GPOs don't always take effect OR some
of
> our computers are too slow to handle it!
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> One thing I have thought about is putting a stripped down Linux
distribution
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> Any suggestions?
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> J. Benjamin Dudley
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> Systems Administrator
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> East Central Georgia Regional Library
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> 902 Greene Street
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> Augusta, GA 30901
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> Phone: (706) 821-2637
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> Cell: (706) 627-5586
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> http://www.ecgrl.org/
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