A CyberCafe UseCase

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This page intends to capture what a CyberCafe does ie an UseCase. The fallout should be a feasibility of doing a CyberCafe using FOSS tools. Without much ado, here's the list:

  • Surfing using a browser
  • Webmail using a browser
  • e-Commerce transaction using a browser
  • IM using text
  • IM with audio and video
  • Word Processing
  • CD-Burning/Copying
  • Scanning
  • Printing
  • DTP
  • Games

Infrastructure required to set up a FOSS CyberCafe (unless one plans to do a "stateless" cybercafe)

  • Hardware 
 * <put_in_data>
  • Software 
 * Proxy Server
 * Usage Monitoring Software for billing
 * Monitoring Software

How does a FOSS Stack stack up for a cybercafe ?

  • Surfing using Firefox
  • Webmail using Firefox
  • e-Commerce transaction using Firefox
  • Gaim for text IM
  • Word Processing with OpenOffice.org or KOffice or AbiWord or .... (note that there are Indic issues)
  • CD-Burning/Copying using K3B on KDE, Brasero on Gnome Desktop
  • Scanning - the software is available what is a cause for concern is the availability of scanner drivers/backends
  • Printing - almost works (TM) but still limited to availability of drivers/backends
  • DTP - No suitable tool yet. Scribus exists but is an intense resouce-hog and has issues with Indic Printing.

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