[Klug-general] answer to my FOI request from Kent County Coucil

[Jo Sharrad]

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>
> Regarding end users my sister is quite illiterate in computers or any
> other technical stuff, and she is using in a daily basis my very old laptop
> which is running Linux.
>


I agree that was my point, the computer-phobes are the easiest to move, it
is those that have years and years using excel and know every button, every
items, basically everything about that program who are the ones who
struggle.

Yes, put Linux into a library for library users to logon and go on the
internet etc, but a user that is using the pc as a 'tool' may struggle a
bit more.


Jo





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>  *De:* Jonathan Kaye <jdkaye at riseup.net>
> *Para:* kent at mailman.lug.org.uk
> *Enviado:* Martes 14 de octubre de 2014 21:31
> *Asunto:* Re: [Klug-general] answer to my FOI request from Kent County
> Coucil
>
> Dan Attwood wrote on 14/10/14 17:01:
> > It's about management of those machines as well not just user experience.
> >
> > All the machines in KCC will be windows and they will all be being
> > managed centrally via SCCM and AD.
> >
> > Having of pool of machines that are different would be a pain.
> >
> I'd like to see evidence for this assertion. I'd like to compare it with
> the upheaval of changing from Windows XP to Windows 7.  In point of fact
> all this has been done with not much loss of life as a result. I'd
> really like to hear from admins who have actually gone through the
> change from Windows to Linux as to the level of trauma experiences by
> such a change compared to a Windows "upgrade". If it turns out that
> changing the administrative system is indeed an easier route than so be
> it and lets compare all open source vs. all Windows machines for the
> Kent library system.
>
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>
> Jonathan
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