Grannybuntu

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

On Wednesday 20 December 2006 07:27, Jeff Waugh <jdub at perkypants.org> wrote:
> <quote who="Sridhar Dhanapalan">
>
> > On Tuesday 19 December 2006 09:42, Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Anyway, I have a couple of IBM Netstation thin clients floating around,
> > > which I'm thinking might be turned into an Internet access box for her.
> > > They're only P266 equivalents, but that should probably do.
> >
> > I don't think Ubuntu would work well on that kind of hardware. You may
> > wish to look at a minimalist distro like Puppy Linux.
>
> Ubuntu runs fine on a P266... as long as you have 512MB RAM.

Sure it works, but is it the best choice? While I am an avid Ubuntu supporter 
and an active Ubuntu-Au member, I must be honest and say that Ubuntu is 
probably not the most appropriate choice for such low-end hardware.

We must remember that Ubuntu is not the be-all and end-all of free software. 
In fact, the beauty of free software is that you can choose software (or a 
distribution of software) that best suits your needs.

-- 
Oxymoron of the day: Microsoft Works
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