Very true, but when a person is asking for advice on a cheap solution for a single non-networked PC which is a new install LTSP is well ... overkill. LTSP is great for what it is designed for, revitalizing old hardware for use by many.
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Cavalieri
Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
DISCLAIMER: Jason works for a company that sells LTSP
solutions to schools.
He also aparently missed the fact that this is a "Single
user single desktop
maybe not even networked". LTSP involves building a fairly
sturdy server and
saving your money on multiple served workstations, noth the
case here.
I've often wondered, given the cost of the server required,
at what point you
actually start saving money with LTSP by reconditioning
existing PC's instead
of buying new, low-end (sub $300) workstations and using a
peer-to-peer
network.
Linking to an opensource project is hardly worth a DISCLAIMER.
Since your wondering, often, when the money savings start, lets do some brainstorming,
Performance: $300 desktop, is going to run like a $300 desktop. I'll start with 5 workstations, but even 2 would work. 5 * $300 = $1500, now you could have 5 computers that run like $300 computers. Or buy a $1500 ltsp server, and re-use your old computers, = 5 computers running near $1500 speeds.
Maint: 5 computers to keep running, updated, etc... Or 1 ltsp server, workstations will netboot, without need for hd, floppy, cdrom
Karma: UN reports it takes 1.8 tons of materials to make a modern pc.
"that extending a machine's operational life through re-use holds a much greater potential for energy saving than recycling." http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/03/07/hnunstudy_1.html
-Bill
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