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Even internet computers want to be freeUsing Linux and open source software
on library public workstations
Matthew “Buzzy” NielsenAssistant Director, North Bend Public Library
Sean ParkNetwork Administrator, Coos County Library Service District
02/05/2010
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What patrons usually see
Microsoft WindowsOperating system
MicrosoftInternet Explorer
Web browsing
Microsoft WordWord processor
Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheets
Microsoft PowerPointPresentations
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Screenshot of public computer desktop at the Coos Bay Public Library
Even in some Coos County libraries
Although there's some rebellion.
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Dependencies
Microsoft WindowsOperating system
MicrosoftInternet Explorer
Web browsing
Microsoft WordWord processor
Microsoft ExcelSpreadsheets
Microsoft PowerPointPresentations
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What Coos County patrons see
Ubuntu LinuxOperating system
Mozilla FirefoxWeb browsing
OpenOffice WriterWord processor
OpenOffice ImpressPresentations
Openoffice CalcSpreadsheets
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Screenshot of public computer desktop at the North Bend Public Library
What Coos County patrons see
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An interlude: About CCLSD
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An interlude: About CCLSD
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8 communities
Lakeside
North Bend
Coos Bay
Coquille
Bandon
Myrtle Point
Powers
Dora
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Different strategies
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Why'd we switch?
Reason #1Cost
(In no particular order)
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The Windows tax
(Don't get smug, Apple fans – There's a Mac tax, too.)
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The power of free
(With apologies to Chris Anderson.)
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Why'd we switch?
Reason #2Security & continuity
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Source: http://xkcd.com/694/
Sad but true
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Need more stuff on security
User's settings are easier to maintain.
Settings are easier to change.
No 3rd party anti-virus is required.
Fewer administrative privileges given to users by default.
Security updates are made and pushed out quickly.
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Why'd we switch?
Reason #3Efficiency
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Breathe life into old hardware
The specs:
Processor: 800 Mhz Pentium IIIRAM: 512 MBHDD: 20 GBCirca: 2000
At their death, they ran Ubuntu 9.04
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Or make new hardware wickedly fast
The specs:
Processor: 2.6 Ghz quad core AMD Phenom
RAM: 8 GBHDD: 80 GBCirca: 2009
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Why'd we switch?
Reason #4Philosophy
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Source: Richard Stallman, "The Free Software Definition" (GNU Project)
Free software is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept,
you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer.'
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Why'd we switch?
Reason #5Features
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So what can they do?
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Everything IE can do . . .
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So what can they do?
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Hey, I can see my house!
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And my library
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So what can they do?
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Give us your cameras, your SD cards
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Manage your photos with F-Spot
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Or just browse them
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So what can they do?
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Like Photoshop, but better!
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So what can they do?
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Like Clippy, except it's useful
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Drag, drop, write
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Or make music or video discs
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So what can they do?
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If you can use Word . . .
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Writer
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Calc
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Impress
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We can even do multimedia
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Of the removeable kind, too
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Browse files easily
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And a few more things
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The staff's favorite part?
Automatic shutdown!
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But it wasn't all simple and rosy.
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Obstacles we faced
Obstacle #1Printing
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Simple on the patron end . . .
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. . . but hardware can get in the way
Say hello to the hellspawn printer.
Main issue:Print jobs taking extremely long to print, sometimes get dropped.
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Obstacles we faced
Obstacle #2PDFs
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An unfortunate necessity
Adobe Acrobat
Main issue:Completing, saving and printing fillable forms.
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But no longer
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Obstacles we faced
Obstacle #3Flash plugin
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The bane of our existence
Adobe Flash
Main issue:Some Flash animations/applications unplayable.
Okay, admittedly this is a screenshot from Chromium, not Firefox.
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But we can handle most things
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But we can handle most things
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Obstacles we faced
Obstacle #4Compatibility
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Formatting
Compatibility fix:Defaulting to save in Microsoft formats.
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Formatting
Compatibility fix:Install commonly-used licensed fonts.
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Firefox can play pretend
Compatibility fix:Installing User Agent Switcher plugin in Firefox.
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A glass of Wine a day
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A bit of freedom hating: IE6
Compatibility fix:Installing some Windows applications through Wine.
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More freedom hating: MS Word
Compatibility fix:Installing some Windows applications through Wine.
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We eat our own dog food
Content management
Online calendar
Internet filtering
Instant messaging
Network monitoring
WordPress
WebCalendar
Nagios
Pidgin
DansGuardian
qmail
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Our recommendations
Recommendation #1:Make sure that you have an open-minded staff.
Recommendation #2:Try (or at least research) before you buy.
Recommendation #3:Help your patrons by making things look familiar.
Recommendation #4:Accept that trial & error is a given.
Recommendation #5:Don't upgrade your particular flavor of Linux right away. If it ain't broke...
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Thanks!
Ubuntu LinuxOperating system
OpenOfficeImpress
Presentation program
Mozilla FirefoxWeb browser
GIMPImage editor
ShutterScreenshot utility
This presentation was made using open source software.
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Questions?
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For further information
View this presentation on slideshare:http://www.slideshare.net/nbpl/whatever-we-name-it
Or email us:Buzzy Nielsen, [email protected] Park, [email protected]