Tracy R Reed wrote: > Stewart Stremler wrote: >> What *do* they need (or want) to do on a computer? >> >> Play games? Browse pr0n on the web? Write newsletters? Send and receive >> email? Form Usenet newsgroups? Write code? >> > > That is a good question. The main thing they want to be able to do is to > demonstrate Linux. Run Firefox, Thunderbird, OOo, etc. None of their > current systems can run these apps in any way at all that will make > someone like Linux. Linux training would be a thing they would want to > do with these systems also. This would not only involve familiarizing > people with Linux through the above apps but it might involve teaching > some basic sysadmin and programming tasks also. > > I have server resources I could easily donate but I cannot actually give > them a whole server. I am thinking that if they can find a place with an > Internet connection we could boot up X and FreeNX and they could run > apps on my server across the net. Unfortunately, just getting Internet > access can be pretty difficult there. They are currently meeting in a > small and relatively primitive community theater type of building with > no Internet.
As of a few years ago, I know that dialup was generally available -- although possibly only spotty, and maybe requiring long wait-time to get service installed. But I wonder what the connection options are these days? -including cost (gu-)estimate, if anyone knows. Hmmm, and what about wireless in TJ? ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
