Alan Harris [Thinking Ahead]
I agree 110%! As someone who worked on a school netowkr where they invested thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) on things like Gigabit ethernet conenctions, broadband access and four servers including a web server I can safely say that I know enough of the network manager that there is NO way he would employ thin client computing on that LAN. That's not the answer. The answer as you implied and as I believe is autonomous networks managed by the local technicians who recive enough training and documentation to work at implementing a Linux solution. Anyway, good posting! Paul
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, paul.munro1 wrote:
I agree 110%! As someone who worked on a school netowkr where they invested thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) on things like Gigabit ethernet conenctions, broadband access and four servers including a web server I can safely say that I know enough of the network manager that there is NO way he would employ thin client computing on that LAN.
Please excuse me: I don't see from the argument above how that conclusion is reached - it seems to me to be a total non-sequitur. Could you explain in a little more detail? Also, why do the terms "thin client" and "managed service" seem to have become quasi-synonymous in this thread? We supply thin-client managed services, but there is no reason why a school technician should not deploy a thin-client self-managed system, or why another company should not offer a "fat-client" managed service. The two terms have entirely separate meanings. Michael Brown Fen Systems Ltd.
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001, paul.munro1 wrote:
I agree 110%! As someone who worked on a school netowkr where they invested thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) on things like Gigabit ethernet conenctions, broadband access and four servers including a web server I can safely say that I know enough of the network manager that there is NO way he would employ thin client computing on that LAN.
Please excuse me: I don't see from the argument above how that conclusion is reached - it seems to me to be a total non-sequitur. Could you explain in a little more detail?
Esepcially since with a thin client a potential "bottleneck" is the network. So you'd expect a gigabit ethernet to be a good environment for thin clients.
Also, why do the terms "thin client" and "managed service" seem to have become quasi-synonymous in this thread? We supply thin-client managed services, but there is no reason why a school technician should not deploy a thin-client self-managed system, or why another company should not offer a "fat-client" managed service. The two terms have entirely separate meanings.
Or for that matter why another company should provide something similar to your service. One thing open source can do is enable the kind of competition the current software models tend to prevent. -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
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