Why else wouldn't you announce it? Especially if it's the size of a cubesat but can manuever, that's a breakthrough.
At least the US admits the X-37B is there, even if nobody has a clue what it's doing...
Yeah, like that horrible SELinux thing they developed...
Wow, now fully in namecalling mode... Argument Won!
BTW, when you were panning the one *possible* COTS solution I provided, amidst the Anti-Samsung tirade, you missed the point that it was just Skype - all the famlies could use whatever they want.
in all seriousness though, when dealing with self-supporting users, KISS principle applies. I get you were advocating that with the "maintenance-free" kiosk, but you were totally overlooking the server maintenance (patches, etc, not physical maint.), and the same to the kiosk.
And with the rate of change of some sadly-named standards, one security-driven library update could break the whole thing. Then OP gets the 2am call, or they pay someone $100+/hr to troubleshoot the bugs. Thus why fully-COTS is best in this scenario
I know I'm gonna get modded down for this - so be it:
Typical
If there was a dedicated IT team, fine. If this was just OP and his grandma only, fine. Any of several circumstances, fine. But that's NOT the case!
Here we have lot of users, you MUST have dedicated support, and OP can't (trust me, I've been in this situation) provide that 24/7 long-term. And keep that server running, but that can be outsourced very cheaply is a delusion. Who's gonna pay for the next X years?? IT Consultants aren't cheap, and any upgrades that break things will be costly to repair, while being an outage for the users.
In a situation like this, COTS, with consumer support available and used to dealing with non-technical users (you know, the helpdesk script monkeys that piss US off...), is the way to go.
Build a fixed mounting kiosk so it doesn't walk, use the MDM to lockdown apps, etc, and it's golden.
Actually, my suggestion is in a separate comment down the page...
But to answer why the above is still a bad idea, it leaves OP on the hook for regular/recurring maintenance. Moreover, it creates a single point of failure if he gets hit by a bus, or just goes on vacation.
When dealing with highly nontechnical users, especially under a high-stress environment such as distant family wanting to talk to failing relatives before they die or can't usefully communicate anymore, any delay or breakdown leads to massive tension- and gets OP called at 2am on Sunday!
Therefore, a 100% COTS soltution is ideal.
Fronkly OP needs to learn to use freakin' google, I found COTS solution, in stock at Best Buy, in ~45sec... There are still supported, stable solutions out there
Wow, epic fail at actually reading and meeting the requirements. Including the implied ones!
You're dealing with nontechnical folks at both ends... You want ease of use and commercial customer support
Easy answer: Smart TV w/ Skype camera. Here's Samsung's version
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