Well, your empty machines + their library of available distros = linux workstations ready for christmas??
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:01:10 +1300 Edwin Flores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What kinda thing do you have in mind? > > > Edwin > > On Nov 20, 2007 4:24 PM, Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe there's an opportunity here to extend the services offered by the St. > > Albans gang??? I know there's a games-centric version of Fedora 8 just come > > out ( sorry, couldn't get away with downloading *that* one at work (: ), > > and with Christmas around the corner. > > > > Christopher/Wesley/Edwin + any others who I've unintentionally left out... > > wocher rekkon?? > > > > Steve. > > > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:55:22 +1300 (NZDT) > > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The Computer Broker will sometimes discount their ex lease boxes if you > > > don't want the OS, and many of them come in OS and OSless options straight > > > off the floor. > > > > > > Even the ones without an OS seem to have a license sticker, which > > > presumably means you can install the licensed OS, although i note the > > > opinion of someone on NZLUG who had read the licence who said that after > > > the second owner, the license was no longer transferable (ie the third > > > owner had to buy another licence). Anyway there is more than one MS > > > license and I guess you need to read the actual one that pertains to the > > > actual machine. > > > > > > In buying ex-lease gear I look at the hardware price in the knowledge that > > > I don't give a rats thingamy what version of windows i can run on it. If > > > the vendor will take a few dollars less without the OS on board, thats > > > cool, but I look first and foremost at whether the hardware is worth the > > > price. > > > > > > One time the broker did discount me a box with no OS. The guy was going to > > > reformat the hard drive to remove whatever abomination had been installed > > > on it, and I said "I'm in a bit of a hurry, theres no way I am going to > > > run that piece of crap, I promise I'll take it off as soon as I get home" > > > He grinned and handed me the box (and of course I kept my word, its now > > > running mythtv). > > > > > > Nick > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, November 20, 2007 3:30 pm, Edwin F wrote: > > > > There was a discussion on the NZLUG recently about the availability of > > > > OS-less ex-lease boxen - apparently, most of them suffer from the MS > > > > tax due to their old licenses being no longer transferrable, or > > > > something to that effect. > > > > > > > > I thought I would throw it out there that I am in the process of > > > > starting a small ex-lease thing, and I would gladly supply cheap, > > > > OS-less boxen if the demand is there, and perhaps somebody would like > > > > to contact existing ex-lease sellers around Christchurch about > > > > supplying OS-less boxen for a lower price and compile a Linux-friendly > > > > supplier list on the CLUG wiki? > > > > > > > > Hope nobody minds, but... > > > > == blatant plug time == > > > > > > > > I have a bunch of these boxen, currently: > > > > Intel Celeron 2.0GHz > > > > 512MB DDR RAM > > > > 40GB HDD > > > > Broadcom GigE > > > > CD-ROM Drive > > > > Floppy Drive (remember those? -- neither do I) > > > > > > > > They came with 17" CRTs, too, so those can be had providing it is > > > > being picked up or the extra shipping is paid (for... uh... across > > > > town) > > > > > > > > These I can supply for ~$200 each, give or take. > > > > > > > > == blatant plug time ends == > > > > > > > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > Edwin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Nick Rout > > > > > > > > > -- > > Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
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