Here is an interesting cross post from a QLD list. It is an open source version of Ghost that can run on a network from a Linux server.<br> <span lang="en-au"></span><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/</font></u></span><span lang="en-au"></span></a><span lang="en-au"></span><br><br>Whilst I am still very happy with Novell Zenworks that we currently use for imaging and stuff, this sounds like a great way to introduce and use a network management tool to my students using the Linux computers we rebuilt from scratch.
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">James M. Henderson</b> <<a href="mailto:jhenderson@bne.catholic.edu.au">jhenderson@bne.catholic.edu.au
</a>><br>Date: 6 Nov 2007 11:12<br>Subject: [qsite-lan_qsite_edu_au] FOG<br>To: qsite-lan <<a href="mailto:qsite-lan_qsite_edu_au@lists.ozhosting.com">qsite-lan_qsite_edu_au@lists.ozhosting.com</a>><br><br></span>
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<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Here</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">'</font></span><span lang="en-au">
</span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">s something interesting I found.</font></span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Free Open-Source Ghost</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2"></font></span>
<span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"> <font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">is an open-source</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"> <font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">alternative to Ghost for
</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"> <font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">imaging</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2"> PCs.
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<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">I haven</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">'</font></span><span lang="en-au">
</span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">t had time to play with it yet, but it might be useful, & is certainly cheaper than</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"> <font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">
Symantec</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">'</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">s product.
</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2"> (which cost me $25 per seat)</font></span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Info here:</font></span><span lang="en-au"> </span><a href="http://geek2live.blogspot.com/2007/11/ghost-open-source-alternative.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://geek2live.blogspot.com/2007/11/ghost-open-source-alternative.html</font></u></span><span lang="en-au"></span></a><span lang="en-au">
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<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Screenshot here:</font></span><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2"></font></span><span lang="en-au">
</span><a href="http://freshmeat.net/screenshots/66002/71236/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">
http://freshmeat.net/screenshots/66002/71236/</font></u></span><span lang="en-au"></span></a><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"></span></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Download here:</font></span><span lang="en-au"> </span><a href="http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
<span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeghost/</font></u></span><span lang="en-au"></span></a><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au">
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<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"></span><a name="1161250fe9c5746a_"><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">Cheers </font></span></a></p>
<p align="left"><b><span lang="en-au"><font color="#000080" face="Verdana" size="2">Mick Henderson<br>
Computer Systems Administrator</font></span></b></p>
<p align="left"><b><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">St Mary's College<br>
Maryborough Qld<br>
</font></span></b><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-au"><font color="#000080" face="Verdana" size="2">Ph 07 4121 2650</font></span></b><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><span lang="en-au">
<b></b></span><b><span lang="en-au"> </span></b></p>
<p align="left"><b><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800000" face="Verdana" size="2">St Mary's Primary School<br>
Maryborough Qld<br>
</font></span></b><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-au"><font color="#000080" face="Verdana" size="2">Ph 07 4121 5705</font></span></b></p>
<p align="left"><span lang="en-au"></span><a><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><span lang="en-au"><b><u></u></b></span><b><u><span lang="en-au"><font color="#0000ff" face="System" size="2">jhenderson@bne.catholic.edu.au</font>
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<p align="left"><i><span lang="en-au"><font color="#800080" face="Verdana" size="2">"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."</font></span></i><span lang="en-au">
<b></b></span><span lang="en-au"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en-au"> <font color="#800080" face="Verdana" size="2">...GB Shaw</font></span></b><span lang="en-au"></span><span lang="en-au"></span></p>
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