[Lilux-help] Inventory

[Eric Dondelinger]

Hi,

On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Kymon MacDaire wrote:

> Patrick Kaell wrote:
>
> > Let's be honest: No Linux distro is suited for those people. Only
> > preinstalled Linux PCs might be an answer, especially because Linux
> > installations normally do not get slower after years of usage.
>
>
> maybe the main problem is that no operating system is suited to be used
> without a qualified sysadmin. at least the ones commonly used on pc's. i
> guess what most people would be glad to use is a playstation-like pc.
> just enter a cd labelled "word processing", push the "on" button and
> type away. neither windows nor any linux distribution are really suited
> for the average john doe. he doesn't want to waste his time installing
> drivers, configuring firewalls, etc.. when he  could play soccer with
> his kids.  the kids rather wanting to play with their playstation than
> with their dad is a different matter ;)

You may be kidding, but actually, I have seen recommendations
for using Knoppix (or some derivative), and have the users
store their data to an USB stick.
No more admin nightmares... at least as far as the autoconfiguration
at Knoppix boot works :-p
For standardized hardware (can you say Playstation Knoppix?),
this could indeed work out.

Greets Eric