[wplug] Starting From Scratch

[Michael H. Semcheski]

Our users will be doing a lot of CPU intensive calculations, so I'm not sure
if LTSP is the way to go, unless we get a really massive main server, and a
bunch of wafer-thin clients.

I guess my question really comes down to this:  There are a lot of cool
things I know of that I can do with one linux computer.  But what about 10
computers?

Its should be easily managed - I'm a little bit daring, but ultimately my
job is to write software, not administer it.

It should be stable - if the whole operation is not running, we've got a
bunch of people whose time is valuable sitting on their hands.

It doesn't have to be super secure - this is an academic setting, and its a
small group of peers, and they're firewalled off.  They understand trust.

So just throwing that out there, I'm interested in any brainstorms people
might have.

On 4/20/07, Vance Kochenderfer <vkochend at nyx.net> wrote:
>
> "Michael H. Semcheski" <mhsemcheski at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Each workstation would be almost identical.  It shouldn't make a
> > difference if someone logs into one or another, they should get the same
> > home directory.
>
> For the ultimate in making workstations interchangeable, you may
> want to investigate the Linux Terminal Server Project
> <http://www.ltsp.org/>.  This may not be a good choice if users
> will be doing a lot of CPU-intensive calculations or OpenGL
> visualizations, but otherwise, it makes life easier by
> centralizing administration.
>
> I can't speak from personal experience, but Jim McQuillan's
> presentation on LTSP at Ohio LinuxFest was very compelling.
>
> Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
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