On Saturday 13 December 2008 00:44, Rony wrote: > Easwar Hariharan wrote: > > Hello. > > There is a backlog of requests on the wiki CDs Wanted list at > > http://db.glug-bom.org/wiki/index.php/CDs_Wanted#Requests_ > > Easwar's message got me thinking about an idea once again. A low > end computer system with a big HDD, speakers, dvd writer and *no* > monitor, *no* mouse could be used to setup a dvd burning kiosk for > dishing out Linux distros. By avoiding the use of a monitor, the > cost and size of the system comes down and power bills are less > too. Orca which is a screen reader will do the talking.
> The entire hardware cost of the kiosk should be about 12K to 13K or > even less depending on the available hardware. Colleges can make > use of this kiosk and charge a small fee for the media + labour. > They get to keep the fee to cover their operating costs. We could > collectively donate such machines to some colleges to start with > and study the response. Definetly doable. Instead of colleges, set it up in Cultural book depot and or some popular mobo vendor. This will provide much wider exposure than a college. Setup one such in each major metro. Followup in the form of install fests in the vicinity would add punch. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
