On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Jonas Smedegaard <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Old PCs? Not everyone, especially in developing >> countries, has access to or can afford a plug >> computer. > > Then use Debian - that's the universal operating system. > > FreedomBox is more narrowly targeted, with additional requirements - > e.g. being dead simple to use. > Very little have been done in the area of usability so far. Being dead > simple to use is *crucial* for FreedomBox. It is not a pet toy for us > hackers to use, but a boring server for our non-geeky friends to use! Sure. Using the system can and should be dead simple. I am not sure setting one up can be, though of course this should be automated as far as possible. All I'm saying is that if I have an old PC and am able to put Debian on it and do some configuration work, I should be able to turn it into a Freedom Box for my own use or that of my non-geek friends. _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
