NewsForge: Linux in Action: A Public Library’s Success Story

“Over the past year, the Howard County (Md.) Public Library has
migrated more than 200 public PCs from Windows 98 and Windows NT to
Linux. These PCs are used both to surf the Internet and to access
the library’s catalogues. NewsForge recently spoke with Brian
Auger, associate director of the library, and the IT team
responsible for the migration. We wanted to learn more about why
and how it was accomplished, and how pleased they are with the
results.

“The library is located less than 10 miles from NSA
headquarters, between Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. It
operates five branch locations in addition to the central
location…”

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