Do you already have the hardware? If so, do you wanna do this on Monday? > From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert) > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:54:19 -0800 > > > From: darrel licks <http://www.yahoo.com/~d_licks> > > Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:31:31 -0800 (PST) > > > > any interest in helping me setup a linux box > > for the longhaul/infoshop?? > > Sure. After this weekend, Tuesday afternoons would be best to go there. > > > whats the minimum > > hardware req for a linux machine that copuld do > > browsing, word proc and maybe graphix/ala photoshop?? > > Pretty minimal. Noelle has a 100 Mhz computer and she does web surfing, > e-mail, and listens to realaudio. > > > what would be the latest/best package release?? > > I use Debian 3.0R2. That's my personal favorite. I've heard good things > about SuSE, however. > > > (I would like to try to setup at least one open source > > rig just to get the mostly nontech crowd that use she > > comp room exposed > > to it (including me;) and try to get away from my > > dumpstered copy of 98se). > > Good idea. > > > this could be done in the > > daytime on mondays when the CBCB is closed (i got the > > keys) or?? > > Mondays are possible, but may be less ideal. I'll have to see what my > schedule at Prosearch (where I volunteer for my job seekers support group) > will be.