how would you spend $1000 on a server?

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 04:29:25AM -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
>   A server will probably be only dispensing files, so it doesn't need to
> get bogged down with a GUI.  I believe you can turn off X (not just
> switch to a text terminal) in Debian, and uninstall it altogether.
 
Debian doesn't even install X by default, unless you ask it to install
Graphical Desktop in the task selector.

>   Does the facility have the space/electrical plugs to add an external
> USB drive later, or would you be looking at installing another internal
> drive if you needed more space later?

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