[PLUG] Laptop as Server?

2009-10-27 Thread Tim Wescott
My #1 son and I are in mild disagreement. I've got an old Dell laptop (Latitude 26something) that I've put Xubuntu on and am re-purposing as a version control server (later internal web server for testing and probably Dirvish for, well, survival). (And yes, using a laptop as a server has a

Re: [PLUG] Laptop as Server?

2009-10-27 Thread Michael Robinson
On Tue, 2009-10-27 at 00:05 -0700, Donkyhotay wrote: I had a friend that used a laptop as an Email server for quite a few years until it eventually broke down (it lasted about 3-4 years). He liked it because it didn't use as much electicity as a desktop so he could afford to leave it

Re: [PLUG] Laptop as Server?

2009-10-27 Thread Paul Mullen
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:21:40PM -0700, Tim Wescott wrote: He's of the opinion that a laptop is gonna break if it's left on all the time. I'm of the opinion that it's going to be pretty less heavily loaded than if someone were using it (how much can a working household It'll probably be

Re: [PLUG] Laptop as Server?

2009-10-27 Thread Joe Pruett
My #1 son and I are in mild disagreement. I've got an old Dell laptop (Latitude 26something) that I've put Xubuntu on and am re-purposing as a version control server (later internal web server for testing and probably Dirvish for, well, survival). (And yes, using a laptop as a server has a

Re: [PLUG] Laptop as Server?

2009-10-27 Thread Robert Citek
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 2:21 AM, Tim Wescott t...@wescottdesign.com wrote: He's of the opinion that a laptop is gonna break if it's left on all the time.  I'm of the opinion that it's going to be pretty less heavily loaded than if someone were using it (how much can a working household with