[GoLUG] The 2025 edition of the 'Wishing' well or What make a suitable workstation desktop?

[Alex Finkel]

Happy New Year, David and everyone!

Is the question of what makes a good open source desktop computer a question about hardware or software or both?

Alex

> On Jan 2, 2025, at 2:52 PM, David Billsbrough <kc4zvw at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> All,
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> First ... Happy New Year!
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>  :-)
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> Second ...
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> In a certain mail list hosted somewhere else on the planet ... it was mentioned ... what (even if they
> are legacy) makes for a good 'open source' desktop computer!
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> Steve posted a list of programs that he considered made his Linux desktop a usable and well functioning
> desktop machine.  I am trying to compile a similar list and make sure I have a primary/secondary desktop
> distro/repos source/package tree that I can deploy in reasonable short period of time.
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> Anyone listening have a similar list or project planed ... it's like a 'very' small *disaster* recovery plan.
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> Huh ... like if any of your old hardware decides to take 'the-final-dirt-nap' in an un-planned matter!
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> regards,
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> David
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