Linux-based LiveKiosk offers low-cost browsing
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There are a number of variations on this concept, however this one appears to be pretty polished kiosk Linux solution.
What connects bikers thousands of miles away from home, customers waiting for a tire change, and technology conference attendees? All of them can check their email and surf the ‘Net for free, with the help of Linux-based LiveKiosk.com.
LiveKiosk produces a thin client Linux distribution and administrative interface, called EZWebPC, with a locked-down browser. Clients boot off the CD-ROM, eliminating the need for a local operating system or hard drive. It loads the browser with a custom configuration that will highlight a single site or allow the user access to the entire Internet, as long as a broadband connection is available. Because the system runs from the network and a CD-ROM, no local operating system or hard drive is required.
Rob Brun, IT director of Bear Tooth Harley-Davidson in Billings, Montana, bought and installed LiveKiosk software and hardware. “We have a lot of travelers here who basically want to check email or look up directions, that kind of thing. We keep the kiosks out on the floor as a courtesy.”
Brun says the dealership has “always” had kiosks for patron use, but the previous system was subject to frequent hardware failures and required too much administrative attention. “There was a lot of maintenance involved,” he says. “The last time the PCs died, I went looking for some way to make a self-contained unit.”… Source: Linux.com
