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Hi Cornel, As a linux librarian myself, there may be some issues with having a linux OS for librarians, as follows. First is security. Although linux is supposedly better for security, linux security requires setting up your own PC firewall rules where Windows or Macs have most of these predetermined. Most university IT departments, I would presume, have Windows anti-virus vendors which they encourage library IT to use. And also almost all of our university's technology infrastructure is more friendly towards PC. For example pay-for-print systems, etc. If individual librarians have linux, they wouldn't be able to print easily at our university. What about the differing needs of librarians? Are you presuming the needs of all librarians are similar? My needs in library IT are drastically different than your needs in reference using Ubuntu. Technical services staff have differing needs from IT. And most library staff don't have a choice what they get to use, due to how universities purchase PC's with Windows pre-installed. There appear to be a lot of technical and practical limitations to making a linux software for librarians. From a library IT standpoint, having different operating systems which we in IT then have to troubleshoot would be a bit of a nightmare; standardization does have some benefits. Please elaborate on how a linux for librarians would make our jobs easier? Are you referring to automation? Surely any automation features available in linux can be emulated in Windows, no? Have you looked at AutoIT or AutoHotKey? All the best, Craig Boman, MLIS On Sun, Oct 19, 2014 at 2:32 AM, Cornel Darden Jr. <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > Hello, > > I did find Potthakalya on foss4lib. I'm not sure if it has a very active > development: https://foss4lib.org/package/potthakalaya > But it was what I was looking for. It looks like a linux operating system > built on puppy linux that comes pre-packaged with software for librarians > that make our jobs easier and more efficient! Does anyone know of anything > similar. Something like this is very helpful to the field. > > Thanks, > > On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Pottinger, Hardy J. < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Honestly, your Host distro doesn't much matter, everything will be in > > Docker soon. Here's a quick way to get there > > > > https://coreos.com/blog/coreos-just-got-easier-to-try-with-panamax/ > > > > But if you want a non-nonsense just get things done distro, try Crunch > Bang > > > > http://crunchbang.org/ > > > > --Hardy > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Oct 18, 2014, at 7:47 PM, "Cornel Darden Jr." < > [log in to unmask] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I believe librarians are special people. It would be nice if there were > an > > operating system created by us. Haven't come across one though. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Cornel Darden Jr. > > MSLIS > > Library Department Chair > > South Suburban College > > 7087052945 > > > > "Our Mission is to Serve our Students and the Community through lifelong > > learning." > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Oct 18, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Henry Mensch <[log in to unmask]<mailto: > > [log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > > because there aren't enough other distributions out there? :) > > > > ---Sent from Boxer | http://getboxer.com > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Every now and then I consider switching my main operating system. I've > > been using Ubuntu for years. Does anyone know of any Linux distros made > by > > librarians or One that's most used by librarians? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Cornel Darden Jr. > > MSLIS > > > > Library Department Chair > > > > South Suburban College > > > > 7087052945 > > > > > > > > "Our Mission is to Serve our Students and the Community through lifelong > > learning." > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > -- > Cornel Darden Jr. > MSLIS > > "Compound interest is the greatest invention in the history of mankind." > > > > - Albert Einstein- >