[olug] Terminal clients for a Ministry

[Don Kauffman]

One thing I'd suggest that you do is download and burn the Kaspersky
live cd. This has Kaspersky's antivirus software but it's Linux for the
live cd. Then you can run that on the server and see what turns up. My
hunch is there will be viruses galore on that server.

Here's the link to download.
http://www.softpedia.com/downloadTag/Kaspersky+LiveCD

And here's kind of a how to on it.
http://foss-boss.blogspot.com/2009/05/killing-virii-with-gentoo-and-kaspersky.html

Enjoy!

Don

On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 16:43 -0600, Kelly Williams wrote:
> They want to use it for browser, email, office software, and some music. I
> have tried getting my friend on Linux because its free and he doesn't have
> to worry about malware, spyware, and viruses. I know for a fact that the
> server that they have is unprotected with out virus protection and he was
> told if he doesn't turn Internet Exploder to do any browsing he will not get
> a virus I didn't believe that. Is it true. Someone let me know. he might be
> full of it.
> 
> Kelly williams
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Joe Gulizia <jrguliz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > There is a Ubuntu Christian Edition that you could burn for him...includes
> > some bible study software.  There are also online groups like
> > linux4Christians.  There was a book a few years back by Don Parris called
> > Penguin in the Pew ( download version is $6 from lulu.com ) about why
> > churches should convert to free open source software.
> >
> > You could demonstrate by running two systems in similar conditions --
> > one windows with no anti-virus and one ubuntu christian or other linux
> > distro for a week and let him see the results of which is compromised
> > quicker.
> >
> > It is a difficult task to do....I've tried a little with no luck even
> > though I'm the tech person at the church I attend...I need the minister and
> > Board of Trustees to approve it.  Hopefully I can get the minister on-board
> > soon.
> >
> > Free as in Salvation! and you can legally share it.
> >
> >
> > < Political comments follow >
> >
> > Does the minister or your IT friend condone stealing?  Using any pirated
> > software or software without valid licensure/documentation could get them in
> > trouble from a legal point of view.  Edubuntu has many child-centric
> > learning applications built in.
> >
> > MS is used by most of the world.... the bible talks about how we are
> > supposed to be apart from the world and worldly things.
> >
> > Using Windows is like not repenting.....Viruses and mal-ware are a lot like
> > sin.
> >
> > An unclean computer (insecure Windows) is like an unclean soul.
> >
> > The devil (MS) wants to control all the world.
> >
> > We are supposed to try and be more like Jesus who was free of sin.  We are
> > human and can only attempt that.  Linux is as close as an operating system
> > can get to being similar.
> >
> > </ Political comments off >
> >
> > I'm hopeful this helped.
> >
> > --- On Fri, 1/22/10, Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Kelly Williams <kellywilliams81 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [olug] Terminal clients
> > To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
> > Date: Friday, January 22, 2010, 3:42 PM
> >
> > I have a friend that is IT for a ministry. We are in the process of taking
> > the old machines that have Windows and turn them into terminal clients and
> > I
> > suggested that we use ubuntu for the client but he wants to use Windows. I
> > have tried talking him into using Linux server and you don't need all the
> > security software. I need input or advice.
> >
> > Kelly Williams
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