[hblug] recycling older PCs

[Brett Wilkins]

I think it's a good idea, I use Kubuntu myself, and it is a good starter 
for ex-Windows users.
But I just had a thought - what if somebody throws a mac our way?

btw, I think Xubuntu or another system with XFCE window manager could 
probably run on a system detailing less than 500MHz / 128mb / 10gb 
fairly easily.... but I think it would be quite good to get a few IPCop 
boxes up and running.

Brett

chris morris wrote:
> Brett Wilkins wrote:
>> XFCE as a possible GUI?
> Xubuntu uses that so it might be a good one for the low-spec PC's
> I'll download a copy and try it on something small.
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> My pref would be:
> Anything with less than 500mhz /128mb / 10gb doesnt get rebuilt for 
> general sale. ( maybe gets used for specials like ipcop boxes or 
> stripped for parts etc )
> Anything with 500mhz / 128mb / 10gb gets Xbuntu ( or similar skinny 
> distro )
> Anything with 800mhz / 256mb / 20GB or better spec gets the latest 
> stable Kubuntu distro
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> If we get enough systems we obviously could offer different flavors, 
> so people could try Gnome / KDE / XFCE etc before they buy.
>
> wadaya think?
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> chris.
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