--- Selso DaSilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:17:15 -0700 (PDT) > From: Selso DaSilva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [CFSG-forum] Free Software Hackers/Tweakers needed for Install > Project > > Hello world, > Right now CFSG has some computer hardware that it would like to > clean up and donate to kids. Of course we are going to use free > software, but because of the hardware specs (listed below) we > would need to tweak the hell out of it, and that where we need > your help. So please if you have the time and might be able to > provide the resources we might need please don't be shy, chime > in. > > System Spec. > Dell Optiplex GXa,366MHz, 64MB - 128MB RAM,1 Gig - 6 Gig HD, > CDROM,onboard NIC,Sound Card,and Video. > > The idea is simple(execution is a whole different story), I > will add "My Comments" (MC) at the end of each steps for the > "Install meet". We will be tweaking one to three systems, then > imaging the HD to the other systems. We have a total of 20 - > 30 computers to Image when finished. > > First we pick and OS, your choices are Gentoo or Debian. > MC: I am personally leaning towards debian because I know it > but we all know the benefits of Gentoo. But on hardware > this slow it would take us days maybe weeks to finish > the system. > > Second we do a MINIMAL installation of the OS, so we could > recompile the kernel for the hardware and speed. > MC: For this we need a someone familiar with the kernel in the > OS of choice. I personally know 2.4 for debian best, but > I would like to use 2.6 seeing how stable it has become. > Also because it detects hardware a little better than 2.4, > at least for me. > > Third we put X, on the system and tweak it. Next we use a > low memory but simple to use window manager. > MC: I am sill not sure on which version of Xorg I want to > use 6.9 or 7.1. The window managers I had in mind were > black box, fluxbox, Xfce, icewm, window maker, and > gnome (depending on memory). > > Fourth we install and tweak the applications. > MC: This is tricky because the applications, I would like to > use is follow > > For a Day Care center > gcompris http://gcompris.net/-en- > child's play http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/ > TuxType http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ > Tux Paint http://www.tux paint.org/ > bugsquish http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/bugsquish/ > Brickout http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/brickout/ > Frozen Bubble http://www.frozen-bubble.org/ > Linux Letters and Numbers http://lln.sourceforge.net/ > and other little games. > > Of course the web browser we use, should be able to view > these web sites. > http://nickjr.com > http://pbskids.org/sesame/ > http://www.noggin.com/ > > For a office work station,we need a word processor, > spread sheet, email client, spell checker, web browser, > PDF/PS viewer/maker, calender, IM client, and something > to edit graphics. > > Gnome Office http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/ > Balsa http://balsa.gnome.org/ > Sylpheed http://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/ > (depends on memory) > Thunderbird > Open Office org http://www.openoffice.org/index.html > Evolution http://www.gnome.org/projects/evolution/ > > > If you would like to help please feel free to email this list, > so we can plan a location, day and time. I you are on a mailing > list please re-post this to that list. > > Lets start talking! > Thanks > Selso DaSilva > Community Free Software Group, Inc. > New York > http://cfsg.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]