pootershop stuffs (fwd)

[Warren Togami]

Have you thought about making these machines into Linux thin clients rather
than desktops?  One moderately fast computer with lots of RAM can power this
rig, allowing for much greater performance and usability on the client
machines.  Much easier to maintain in a lab setting too, because all
software and security is centralized on the server.

I'm looking for 100's of these types of machines for schools across the
state.  I plan on using these machines as thin clients in order to give
schools very low cost but effective computer labs, not a crappy P75's that
crawls when running a GNOME desktop.

How do these pootershop.org people work?  Do you think they would support me
on this?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Beeson" <beesond001 at hawaii.rr.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 6:56 PM
Subject: [luau] Re: pootershop stuffs (fwd)


> To all,
>
> I might be interested, but I can't read their webpage....
>
> Ben
>
> On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, you wrote:
> > would any of you fine, fine, folks like to help out pootershop.org?
> > i'd do it, but i'm leaving friday and won't be back again until
> > december.  it'd be great for promoting linux-awareness...
> >
> > they're going to donate some of their computers to schools and i was
> > thinking that something like a 486 or p75 might be of more use as a
> > file server than some kid's desktop.  they'll probably also need some
> > admin help with their free computer lab...
> >
> > =jay
> >
> > p.s. if someone could forward this to the other linux user
> > groups in hawaii, it'd be much appreciated.
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 16:33:15 -1000 (HST)
> > From: Stacey <stacey at munen.net>
> > To: jay <jay at sushi.munen.net>, jay at musubi.org, jay at squinty.com
> > Subject: pootershop stuffs
> >
> > we were thinking of running linux on some of the boxes we might have in
> > our free computer lab... not sure. any ideas welcome.
> >
> > ----
> >
> > PooterShop
> > Spawned by E-List, PooterShop is a newly formed non-profit for techie
(and
> > non-techie!) do-gooders. If you have old, broken, or working and in
perfect
> > shape computer equipment you would like to donate to the cause of
putting
> > computers in the homes of low-income families, please email us. Also, if
> > you would like to volunteer to teach young/older/any people how to use
computers/the
> > web, we could use your help! You don't have to be a techie, you just
have
> > to know how to use a computer in a really basic sense. If you would like
> > to help in any way, shape or form (services, equipment, money, time,
people),
> > please contact Stacey Hayashi at stacey at munen.net.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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