Caffe Bickford is now linuxcaffe, and you're invited !

[Bill Mudry]

At 06:40 PM 10/26/04 -0400, you wrote:
>On Tue, 2004-10-26 at 16:27, William Park wrote:
> >
> > Will you be installing computer stations much like "Internet Cafe"
> > types?  Thin-client is the canonical solution for this, and I can give a
> > hand with that, if you like.
>
>Did I not mention internet caffe ? Silly me !
>I have debated thin client at length, but worry about performance.
>Rather than the typical rows of terminals, I plan to aquire a motly
>assortment of elderly thinkpad laptops (233mhz+) spray painted by local
>artists. These I plan to load with a common base, (debian ?) a lighter

With enough hardware and larger drives, could you consider offering bootups
in a few different distros. How convenient that would be to be able to look at
the similarities and differences of different distros all from one place. 
That sure
would beat having to install different ones on a set of one's own computers.
I might also allow different patrons to pick and use the distro they 
already use
the most.

Bill Mudry


>desktop (XFWM ? Gnome 2.8+ if it will keep up) and to "top up" with apps
>based on user requirements. Add an 802.11b WiFi card and thars yer
>terminal Billy ! Arrrr ! (sorry, I've been putting together a pirate
>costume, for halloween, and it has taken over) This is SOOO unlike a
>typical internet caffe for several reasons;
>
>-laptops
>-linux
>-save your home directory and settings
>-on a sweet summers day, you can take the funky laptop and surf in the
>park across the street ! (we've got your credit card on file ;)
>-great for web surfing, email, office apps, graphics work, music
>streaming (from our collection of indie artists)
>-lousy for network gaming (inadequate graphics horsepower and no
>Windoze) so the legions of first person shooters will go elsewhere.
>
>This is the place where Wayne and Wendy Windozuser will catch their
>first glimpse of linux, so it is vital that it be highly functional and
>visually pleasing. Personally, I think Ximian Gnome is a fine example.
>SVG icons and antialiased fonts are a must ! Users will have the option
>to change stuff (thanks to the UN*X way) without screwing up the system.
>
>djp
>
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