[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Chrome OS in consortia?

[John Merriam]

Thanks Michael!  We have looked in to LTSB but there seemed to be issues 
with really being able to deploy it?  I will forward this to the person 
who was working on our Windows solutions.  Thanks again.


On 10/24/2018 10:28 AM, Michael Schell wrote:
> Hey John,
> 
> I can't answer any of your chrome OS questions but wonder if you have 
> looked into using Windows LTSC to avoid the mandatory feature updates.  
> This is our strategy for all of our PCs and it has been working out great.
> 
> Windows LTSC 
> <https://www.computerworld.com/article/3250464/microsoft-windows/faq-windows-10-ltsb-explained.html>
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Michael
> 
> On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 at 09:34, John Merriam <jmerriam at biblio.org 
> <mailto:jmerriam at biblio.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello.  This isn't really Evergreen related but we are evaluating
>     Chrome
>     OS (Chrome books/boxes) as an alternative option to offer to our
>     libraries due to the issues Microsoft has created in Windows 10 (mostly
>     surrounding the mandatory feature updates).
> 
>     Does anyone have experience deploying Chrome OS in a consortium or
>     large
>     library system?
> 
>     If so, what issues have you run into?
> 
>     If we decide to move forward with a Chrome OS option we would likely be
>     recommending it only for patron facing machines.  We assume Chrome OS
>     probably wouldn't be a good fit for staff machines.
> 
>     Thank you!
> 
>     -- 
> 
>     John Merriam
>     Evergreen Systems Specialist
>     Bibliomation, Inc.
>     24 Wooster Ave.
>     Waterbury, CT 06708
>     203-577-4070 x108
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Michael Schell
> Systems Administrator
> Fort Erie Public Library
> 905-871-2546 x301
> mschell at fepl.ca <mailto:mschell at fepl.ca>
> www.fepl.ca <http://www.fepl.ca/>

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John Merriam
Evergreen Systems Specialist
Bibliomation, Inc.
24 Wooster Ave.
Waterbury, CT 06708
203-577-4070 x108