Would a p3 do?
Chris T
On Wed, 2009-06-17 at 13:19 +1200, Adrian Mageanu wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> I have seen some offers on this list in the past and I thought to fire a
> question/request here. It is Linux related, you'll see from the rest of
> the message.
>
> Through a set of circumstances I got involved in helping a volunteer
> organisation that does a lot of good work in the community in
> the difficult area of child abuse prevention.
>
> They are growing and need a bit of help with that, hence my message.
>
> What they need is a PC or a server, given to them as a donation, to be
> used as a development environment in a transitional phase.
>
> The machine will run a LAMP + Reporting configuration, with the Linux
> being Ubuntu, and the reporting system most likely to be Jasper.
>
> The size of the database to be supported I estimate it at between 10GB
> and 50GB.
> There will be one developer at a time on the system, probably 2 power
> users (running analytical reports), and up to 10 regular/light users,
> not all of them using the system concurrently. The load shouldn't be too
> heavy.
> Video/Graphic is not an issue so (evidently) the better the processor,
> the bigger the HDD and the RAM the better.
> A network card is a must though.
>
> I believe a system made of the cannibalisation of other two or more will
> do, as long as it will still run Ubuntu
>
> The organisation I'm talking about is Family Help Trust (FHT).
>
> To show their appreciation to the potential donor(s) they are offering
> the following:
>
> First, FHT will give you a Letter of Acknowledgement for the donation
> received.
>
> Second, they can offer exposure for the donor's logo (with a link to the
> donor's website) for a year on their website
> http://www.familyhelptrust.org.nz
> There is good company to be in on that page, with the likes of Duncan
> Cotterill, Contact Energy, Radio Network and others - see their web site
> for more info.
> Their statistics count over 4000 individual visitors every month - quite
> impressive for a non-profit of their size.
>
> Third, the donor's logo will also be printed on the brochures they hand
> over to countless of individuals and organisations every week.
> To see samples and how your logo will look on paper, click on any of the
> brochures (pdf format) listed here:
> http://www.familyhelptrust.org.nz/resourses-referral.html
> The logo will be visible on the reverse of the brochure, no un-folding
> necessary to be seen.
>
>
> The machine(s) can be donated directly to FHT or I can facilitate some
> (or all) of the details, including pick-up and transport.
>
>
> Many thanks in advance for all potential offers.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Adrian
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