I would certainly be interested in giving it a test run if you could post it somewhere.
Greg ------------------------------- On 09/25/2013 02:59 PM, Chad Roseburg wrote: > I use remastersys, much like the Live Koha DVD to deploy and image > selfchecks. I could make this available as a downloadable iso if > anyone was interested trying it out. It would require some site > specific changes of course. I have quite a bit of documentation for > it, but it is missing a beginner's setup guide for making the site > specific changes currently. > > It is designed for touchscreens and receipt printing out of the box > using Epson T88IV or T88V printers. A Star TSP would work with some > post-install drivers. > > We have 2 in our branches that do over 1300 and 2300 transactions each > month. I have not updated them for Wheezy yet. > > Chad > > > On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:12 AM, glaws <glaw...@rhcl.org > <mailto:glaw...@rhcl.org>> wrote: > > We do also try to remember that not everybody can do a configure, > make, > make install, to install software. Some small libraries without tech > support staff simply would be unable to use some software if it > weren't > on a CD or easily downloadable. For these sites I think it makes good > sense to just master a Linux .iso that can be installed and "just > work". > If library staff have to install Linux anyway, then a pre-configured > "Library Kiosk" or "Self-checkout" distro is probably simpler than > creating packages, again, for those users who need to minimize their > exposure to synaptic or apt-get. > > Greg > --------------------------------------------- > > > > On 09/25/2013 10:45 AM, glaws wrote: > > I'm not aware there currently exists an open source self-checkout > > system, however we've long talked about it here at our library. > I work > > with a developer, Aaron Ogle, that is currently building a PAC > system, > > and when he is finished with that if we have the funds available > I would > > like to consider funding a self-checkout development. Having already > > discussed it, we think it wouldn't be terribly difficult. Aaron > already > > has a generalized framework for similar systems (a children's > > playstation and a Koha kiosk) that could be easily adapted to a > checkout. > > > > I should note probably that all the development we support is > for open > > operating systems, and all the funding we've done so far > generally uses > > Linux Mint at the client end. The server side, where utilized, > is more > > generalized, but we typically use Ubuntu and OpenSuse. > > > > Unfortunately it seems that you need a system now, and anything > we do > > won't be worked on until at least mid- late-2014. This is, > however, a > > good discussion topic and worth continuing. > > > > Greg > > > > > > -- > Greg Lawson > Network Administrator > Rolling Hills Consolidated Library > 1912 N. Belt Highway > St. Joseph, MO 64506 > 816-232-5479 x2303 <tel:816-232-5479%20x2303> > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > -- > Chad Roseburg > Automation Dept. > North Central Regional Library _______________________________________________ Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha
