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

[David Billsbrough]

Hello Alex,

If you would like to mention 'hardware' as part of what makes your computer system your 'dream' machine
then for you the answer can be both.

I am not really a 'game' player so if the hardware is stable and well support by Linux and FreeBSD
and because I am not looking for a video system that is twice+ as expensive as the cost of the CPU
and motherboard combined.  My hardware answer might not be similar to others.

regards,

David
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-----Original Message-----

From: Alex Finkel <alex.finkel at gmail.com>
Sent: Jan 2, 2025 6:27 PM
To: <kc4zvw at earthlink.net>
Cc: GOLUG mail list <golug at golug.org>
Subject: Re: [GoLUG] The 2025 edition of the 'Wishing' well or What make a suitable workstation desktop?

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 wrote:

> 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!
>
> 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.
>
> Anyone listening have a similar list or project planed ... it's like a 'very' small *disaster* recovery plan.
>
> Huh ... like if any of your old hardware decides to take 'the-final-dirt-nap' in an un-planned matter!
>
> regards,
>
> David


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