[SLUG] Bob/Valley/Wireless idea

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>> Bob, you seem to have a relationship with them. Do you think they
>> might be up for paying for us to set up a (Linux) machine and
>> Internet
>> connection?
>
> Whilst we're clearly advocates of Linux, I would strongly recommend
> that
> the hardware was a dedicated router - they're much easier to
> manage/maintain and they're far more environmentally friendly in terms
> of power consumption. Plus there are no hardware compatibility issues.
>
> They can get a *decent* wireless router for c. £60 (taking the one I
> use
> at home as the example).

Agreed, I wasn't suggesting we use the Linux machine as a wireless
router.

J