[wellylug] A little project....

[Peter Jones]

Lycoris is a nice user friendy desktop and its auto detect function works
well.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Damon Lynch [mailto:damon at dev-zone.org]
> Sent: Monday, 15 July 2002 16:25
> To: wellylug at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [wellylug] A little project....
> 
> 
> Debian?   I like and respect Debian.  It's on our server at 
> the office. 
> But as a standalone desktop for novice users without hand-held support
> -- I don't think it would be suitable.  It's great for 
> hardcore techies
> but not much good for the bewildered newbie.
> 
> Also, it's packages are compiled for 386 class machines right, not
> Pentium?
> 
> But if you are talking of Linux Terminal Services and a 
> solid, competent
> techie to maintain it on the server, it's possible.  But 
> that's going to
> cost $$$.  Who's going to give them a grunty server for free?
> 
> Otherwise, if pure networked desktops, surely a more desktop-oriented
> distro would be better?  One with auto-detection of hardware, a few
> wizards and GUI front ends etc.
> 
> Damon
> 
> On Mon, 2002-07-15 at 15:59, Tom Peck wrote: Hi Rob
> 
> When you say 'Pentium with 64MB memory' do you mean Pentium first 
> generation 75Mhz - 150Mhz machines?
> 
> I have successfully setup Debian Woody on a Pentium 133Mhz - 
> it's rather
> slow when running programs locally (like mozilla), but using it as a 
> terminal type machine works fine when connected to a decent server 
> system (mine connects to a P3 700, running Gnome2 + GDM).
> 
> What sort of software will be needed on the systems?  I'd recommend 
> Debian as a fairly easy to install low resource requiring distro.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> Rob Giltrap - Ubiety Group wrote:
> > Hi All
> > 
> > I have been speaking with the '2020 Communications Trust'. 
> They have 
> > been given 400 PCs (mostly Pentium with 64MB memory) from the Wgtn
> City 
> > Council to distribute to charitable organisations within Wellington.
> > 
> > A problem they have is that this PCs often come without the MS
> licences 
> > and to pay for them is not an option. The would prefer to 
> investigate 
> > putting open source software onto these machines so that they are
> usable 
> > by the non-profit orgs and then they don't have to worry 
> about being 
> > audited.
> > 
> > I have suggested that this could be a project for the 
> WellyLUG members
> > to come up with a solution. Due to the age/power of the machines
> loading 
> > RH7.3 and cranking up Gnome/Nautilus is not going to be 
> viable. There
> is 
> > also the question of ongoing support and training which 
> will need to 
> > have answers.
> > 
> > If we are interested in taking on this challenge the 2020 
> > representitives will come to the next WellyLUG meeting.
> > 
> > Your ideas/comments will be well recieved.
> > 
> > Thanks, Rob.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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