[Gllug] El Reg story

[John HEARNS]

On Wed, 2002-07-17 at 17:23, Alain Williams wrote:

> > 
> > Maybe we set up a decent spec PC.
> 
> Preferably a PC of a spec that was common 2-3 years ago, except perhaps with more RAM{**}.
> The message being: you can run Linux/OpenOffice/... on the boxes that you
> already have, no need to spend your previous cash on new hardware.
                                      ^^^^^^^^
Isn't that what the Enron execs did :-)



> {**} 2-3 years ago a new desktop PC came with 64Mb RAM, you really need 128Mb to get
> OpenOffice to work nicely - but RAM is cheap these days.
> 
> > Put a Windows-themed desktop on it, with Ximian Evolution and 
> > OpenOffice. And Gnome-meeting for the visual factor.
> 
I very much get your point - but I kinda disagree.
We need to show Linux off! At the very least we need some flat screens.
for the stand. Volunteers?






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