🚀 go-pugleaf

will@xxxx.swaggie.net wrote:
> In aus.computers.linux Thing <nospam@hting.dyndns.org> wrote:
> 
> 
>>>i'd consider installing a decent server (fast processor, plenty of ram,
>>>and plenty of hdd space) with redhat (i'd probably still use rh7.3 at this
>>>stage) and staroffice (or openoffice, maybe, which is basically the same
>>>thing, but staroffice seems to be a bit more "professional") and use ltsp
>>>(linux terminal server project www.ltsp.org)  running on the pentium IIs
>>>as X terminals.
>>
> 
>>For 20 ppl for file sharing you dont need a high spec. Probably 256 meg 
>>of ram and the slowest p3/p4 out there. Even AMD but make sure the 
>>server case is designed to be a server. In fact recycling an existing P2 
>>with new PSU and cpu fan should be enough.
> 
> 
> i'm talking about a lot more than just file sharing. using ltsp to run x 
> terminals, all the processing (except the actual display) is done on the 
> server. the x terminals are just terminals. the faster the machine is and 
> the more ram it's got the better.
> 
> will
> 

A p3-600 with 1 gig of ram does 80 odd ppl according to LTSP (ive read 
the notes and Im building my own cluster test bed right now), so you 
dont spend what you dont need to. This is only 20 ppl, again for 20 ppl 
I dont think the linux thin client is the best solution, but I maybe wrong.

Certianly 100~200 ppl and larger I would go thin client, because then
we are talking full time staff on site.

regards

Thing