[tech] Upgrading our PCs..

[David Manchester]

> David Manchester wrote on Wed October 25, at 11:55 +0800:
> 
> Ah, neato.  And if you install Solaris on it, wheel won't break it :-)
> Got enough RAM and disk?

I think we'll have RAM to burn, if we can get the 32MB cards back
off Fryers :)
Diskwise, I think we can scrounge up enough.

> > > > > Why do the X-terms need to move to Mussel?
> > > > > So you can run bloated, slow KDE or GNOME compliant WMs on them?
> > > 
> > > Netscape, Dave.
> > 
> > Which is significantly more stable on DU than Linux, last time I checked.
> > Why is netscape a consideration, Dunc ?
> 
> Sorry, I blindly assumed that morwong was too slow (hence we need a
> new dev box).  I guess the reason we need this new development box is
> because DU headers are broken? :-)

Yeah, mostly because DU headers are broken  - lets face it, the world
as we know it codes on Linux & then ports (read adjusts to eccentricities)
their stuff at other *NIXes if/when required.

Cheers
/dave

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