Mac wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> I've been involved with a project to install a computer suite at a >> Community Centre in Exeter.... >> I'm hoping that when the suite is officially opened we could use it as a >> live demonstration site so other community centres and even businesses >> and educational establishments in the area can come along and give >> Ubuntu and Open Source software a try (and take away a free Ubuntu CD). > > Rob >>> Congratulations on bringing this very worthwhile project to > fruition. You must be very pleased, and I bet the folk at the Community > Centre are delighted! 'Fraid I'm not near enough to Exeter to join in > the celebration at the opening, but I hope you have a great time, and > get lots of publicity from the local press, radio and TV. :-) > > Mac > >
Thanks Mac, yeah it's been a long time from planning to actually becoming a working system. Between us all working on this project we have a few contacts (one of the joys of working in radio for 2 years :-) so hopefully we'll be able to get some good coverage. Especially considering it's only cost about £3500 in total (the bulk of that was the server, cabinets and new monitors). Compare that to £10,000 that another community centre in the area spent on just 10 machines in a computer suite and it soon starts to look like a real saving. I estimate even with another 4 machines it wouldn't cost anymore than another £500, and using a server built from components rather than a server from Dell would probably save another £500 to £1000. Now I've got to look for another centre, ideally closer to where I live so I can do the same again (although hopefully on a cheaper scale using a home built server and not custom cabinets). When the actual machines get installed in their final location I'll start taking some pictures for everyone to check out. Yesterday was mainly a case of getting the server ready and testing one client machine (I was in a small office and didn't have hardly any room!). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
