For one, it's probably not the best idea to give/sell computers to families when there's a boot screen with the word "Damn" in it.
On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 12:57 -0600, Baudouin, Andrew wrote: > I would respectfully point out to John that FeatherLinux looks almost > exactly like DSL in that they are both based on Knoppix on top of the xfbdev > server using the Dillo web browser. I could not tell from the screenshots > what WM it uses, but it didn't look any more advanced than fluxbox. How is > this any different from DSL? How is it any more user-friendly? > > > Andrew Baudouin > Applications Programmer > AWC, Incorporated > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (225) 752-3939 x228 > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 12:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [brlug-general] Distribution of linux to the masses > > I agree with Andrew. Gnome/KDE are "desktop > environments", in that they provide a large collection > of nifty GUI widgets for apps to use to make apps > purty and easier to use. The catch is that they take > up a _lot_ of system resources. You can try these > Gnome/KDE distributions, but my experience has been > that the target hardware described would be very slow. > > However, I respectfully disagree with Andrew > concerning Damn Small Linux. Though it is a really > neat distribution (I've played with it often), I think > it is directed at really old or small machines (~12MB > RAM). > > I think a better Linux distribution for the target > machines David described would be Feather Linux: > http://featherlinux.berlios.de/ > > It comes in a bootable ISO image that you burn to a > CD, then boot and run off of the CD in an easy GUI > desktop with nice application icons. You can then > install it right from the desktop menu easy as pie. It > installs in under 70MB! of diskspace, so there is > plenty of space left over. If it gets messed up, the > user can easily reinstall it. The installation process > is _very_ easy and basically consists of clicking > defaults. Did I mention it was easy? :) > > It includes a number of apps chosen to run in little > RAM, so 64MB RAM will be fine. It does not come with > Mozilla, but that can be easily installed from the > menu. > > Ideally, once one machine is installed and setup with > the desired apps, an image can be made of it with > Ghost or PartImage and then copied to the other > machines. A Linux geek could remaster the Feather > Linux ISO to include Mozilla and other apps using the > info at: > http://featherlinux.berlios.de/remastering.html > > David, you can download the CD edition of Feather > Linux at: > http://featherlinux.berlios.de/download.htm > > Let us know if you have any questions! > > John > > > > > > > --- "Baudouin, Andrew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > http://suse.lsu.edu/dist/9.1 is bringing up a 404 > > for me. I would like to > > note that neither Fedora Core nor Suse would work > > well on the proposed > > system configuration as they are Gnome / KDE based > > distributions. > > > > Andrew Baudouin > > Applications Programmer > > AWC, Incorporated > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nashid Hasan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:37 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Distribution of linux > > to the masses > > > > I would suggest Suse Linux Personal 9.1. It can be > > downloaded for free > > from http://suse.lsu.edu > > > > Redhat's free version is called Fedora which is in > > version 3. You can > > download it from fedora.redhat.com. However, I > > suggest Suse as it seems > > to be more user-friendly than Fedora. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nash > > > > David Grant wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > We are distributing a k12ltsp lab to Broadmoor > > High School on December > > > 1^st . We would love it if there were one or two > > of you guys that > > > would be willing to correspond with the teacher > > there to assist her > > > with the configuration and maintenance of the lab > > and possibly help > > > set it up. The teacher is Alicia Vidaurreta, and > > her email is > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _ > > > > > > Those that would like to help, please contact her > > or myself at > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . > > Thank-you to those of you > > > that came to our "No Computer Should Go To Waste" > > recycling day on > > > November the 6^th . We were able to collect ten 24 > > foot truckloads, or > > > 72 Tons of computer equipment for recycling that > > would have gone to a > > > landfill otherwise. > > > > > > I have a question for you guys: what type of Linux > > would be the most > > > user friendly for low-income families? Many of > > these people have no > > > idea how to use a computer, and we are trying to > > bridge that gap. > > > Since the price of windows would make the computer > > out of the price > > > range of this group, we are going to install > > Linux. Low income > > > families will receive a 15-17" monitor, a Pentium > > 233Mhz, 64MB RAM, > > > 2.5 GB hard drive with a Linux OS, and Open Office > > installed. They > > > will be able to purchase these for around $25-$30. > > We are ready to > > > roll out with these units as soon as we can figure > > out which Linux OS > > > to install. We investigated using red hat, but I > > couldn't locate a > > > download that was free. Any input or suggestions > > that you guys might > > > have would be quite welcome. > > > > > > David Grant > > > > > > Director, Computers for Louisiana's Kids (CLK) > > > > > > A Program of Capital Area Corporate Recycling > > Council (CACRC) > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > 800 St Philip st > > > > > > Baton Rouge, LA 70802 > > > > > > 225-379-3577 > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >General mailing list > > >[email protected] > > >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
