[plug] Citrix + MedicalDirector + Ferret on Linux

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On 31/07/06, Kai Jones <Kaij at kamsc.org.au> wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I hope you all had a great weekend, I was actually in Perth over the
> weekend, freezing my arse off but enjoying the company and time with
> friends and family ! :)
>
> Anyway, back to the point, my boss just asked me to get some quotes for
> two new servers. We are a not for profit organisation and a registered
> Training Oganisation so we get fairly good discounts on software, like
> under $200 for Windows 2003 Server...but me not being a Windows fan I
> thought I'd ask here if anyone knows of a Linux equivalent for Citrix +
> MedicalDirector + Ferret with ability to act as a file server.
>
> File server is easy with Samba, the rest of that equation I've never
> set-up before and not sure how difficult it may be to implement over a
> geographically wide area with clinics in Broome, Derby, Halls Creek,
> Kununurra and a heap of smaller communities spread through the Kimberley
> and all fed via either ADSL or two way sat.
>
> We use remote printing services, eg one of our clinics is at Balgo
> (~90k's West of the NT border, ~800k's south of Kununurrra), they
> connect to their own terminal server which then VPN's via two way
> satellite back to Broome's Ferret server, their printer is out there but
> of course their session happens in Broome so the server has to be able
> to send print requests from Balgo -> Broome back to Balgo... we also use
> label printers in our pharmacy rooms, and as I understand it label
> printers and linux sometimes don't get along ?
>
> Any feedback is appreciated.
>
> Cheers
Its a lot of work but there is :
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LTSPHowTo

But I have no idea what Ferret and MedicalDirector are or what they do...
As for lable printers and Linux i suggest you read here:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/suggested.html



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