[geeks] [Fwd: [IP] Red Cross needs network security tech volunteers]

[Michael Parson]

On Sun, Sep 11, 2005 at 10:05:07PM -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo 717-201-3366 wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 21:30, Brian Dunbar wrote:
>> Patrick Giagnocavo 717-201-3366 wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2005-09-11 at 11:59, Brian Dunbar wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you can help, or know of people who can . . .
>>>
>>>
>>> Someone should tell the Red Cross about KNOPPIX when used in
>>> combination with a DHCP server - instant, foolproof, secure
>>> deployment.
>>
>> Which works but then you've got volunteers coming in to work on the
>> machines who don't know KNOPPIX or that funny LINUX stuff - they (I
>> cojecture) need to fill out Word docs, print forms and so on with
>> minimal / no training.  Everyone savys Windows.
>>
>> Yah, I know, OpenOffice, GhostView.  I'm not saying you're wrong,
>> you're right.
>
> The last time I tried Knoppix, it had both OpenOffice and ghostview
> installed.
>
> I *think* you can use DHCP to automatically set up printer queue's,
> but am not sure.  Then you only need to set up one machine to serve up
> printers and have every other machine use lpr to send the jobs off.
>
> Besides, they should be doing a lot of Web apps these days instead of
> Windows, anyways.

Yeah, but even the Web apps require IE6:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9231271/

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Michael Parson
mparson at bl.org