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On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 5:34 PM, james kilty <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, 2008-10-20 at 15:40 +0100, Kevin Tunison wrote: > >> This project may be quite well-suited to what it is being done: >> http://karoshi.linuxgfx.co.uk/ >> It is based around schools, but has its uses. > This looks interesting to try out on an older machine for home use. It > requires DHCP to be disabled if I tried it out on my network though I > could just connect it to another computer for the trial. > > Do you use it Kevin? > > Is anyone else interested in trying it out? > I used to implement and contribute when I worked within the Plymouth School district, but that has not been since late 2006. That environment involved two 'server' towers, and about 40 xp workstations with roaming profiles. The CMS and wiki have been incorporated since my last use of it. The project has moved on quite a bit since then, and much more has been automated for a user-friendly 'touch-once, then GUI administrate by non-tech staff' environment. The part I helped with was mostly to incorporate existing xp workstations/roaming profiles with (Xen?) as an active directory/ldap member to a windows domain (which involved getting kerberos up so the file server could authenticate file requests against the DC). The project is based out of Kent. I'm not sure if they've ever managed to get a stall at BECTA but it was on their agenda. The original server outlay is quite heavy, so what would be nice (as I'm slowly becoming a vm addict) is to get one hefty box, and virtualize the entire environment... Regards, KevinT -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html