--- Chris Howells
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Hello,
It's a long story, but basically I have been increasing annoyed with RM recently. Therefore, I would like to create a Linux distribution which works in a similair manner to RM connect. What do people think of these proposals?
I can't guaranteee that it's going to happen or quickly (I'm busy with school and developing KDE), but if some people want to help as well, then it just might :)
Sounds very good. I'm not sure I could help (technically speaking), but I'd be willing. I would like to learn about Kiskstart, and then combine it with a floppy. That'd be good - and easy to do I'd think. For those who don't know, and could give a monkey's... RM Connect sits on top of vanilla NT. They've just released version 3 that put's XP on the desktop. The version people probably actually have is 2.x which puts 98 (and 95) on the desktop. It has these advantages as standard (i.e. it comes like it, you don't have to footle too much): 1) It allows someone with lowish skills to bung in a floppy disk and hit 'build'. It connects to server and does a automatic install of Windows. (Yes, you can do this with NT - I don't have to mention that it can be done easily with linux right?) 2) It has a package manager that allows you to install an app on one workstation, test it, configure it, then export it to any/all others. (Yes, I'm sure this could be done with NT (better alternatives withlinux)) 3) Topics - which allows you to group desktop icons into a topic and then allocate a topic to people/groups. It _SLOWS_ down log ons incrediably - so I did away with them. Just assign a different desktop to a year group, and two sets of staff. I have about 9 desktop configs, and just assign them. Log ons have got much faster. (Yes, this can of course be done in vanilla NT (I haven't got my head round this with Linux yet - I prefer KDE, but I'm not quite sorted on how to sort out menus/dekstops for different groups. I just need to think about it for a bit. I'm trying this at the moment)). I can't think of anything else really. Does it work? Hmm - kinda. Do I like it? Not really, but it doesn't offend me. I wouldn't have chosen it. It was already installed when I arrived at the school. It was bloody expensive. At my last place I installed a Linux server. I know which I prefer. I'm not a member of any RM in UK schools mailing lists! :) As for the WindowBox stuff, I _never_ touch it. Very expensive for very average apps that you can replace with free stuff. -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com