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  1. sounds kinda like e-smith by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Plug-n-Play Server And Network

    sounds kinda like this - www.e-smith.org - without the hardware.

  2. There's a difference between work and learning by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Fast Track to a CS Degree?

    I work with an uniquely excellent bunch of folks on one of the more quietly successful Linux distros (e-smith.org).

    Our lead developer is an ex-veterinarian. Our VP of engineering has half a law degree. Our lead sysadmin has a chemistry degree. My nearest co-worker is just finishing up a classics degree. And I have a double bachelor in English Literature and Theatre.

    Our CIO/VP Systems has no degree at all.

    What do we have in common? A love of learning. An acquisitive nature that demands we expand our horizons constantly, at work and in our private lives.

    And THAT is what university is for: learning. It is emphatically not good at anything else.

    If you want to advance your career, learn about business. Run your own for a while; learn how hard it really is to manage all the petty details and still get something done. Then get a mentor, a good boss who'll teach you the ropes without letting you hang yourself from them.

    If you have a *love* for what you do, and want to take the time to acquire some real insight into the miracle that computing is, then go to university. Give it all your time, so that when you're done you'll be better than a code-slinger.

    If you invest just a few years of what should be a very long life, you just might come out of it in a position to make a real difference.

    Incidentally, I didn't start my university career until I was twenty-five. Neither my age nor my training in an apparently unrelated discipline have ever stopped me from getting the jobs I wanted.

  3. E-smith ( a bit OT) by Trracer · · Score: 1 · on Choosing a Router/Firewall for the Home LAN

    I myself run a P75, dual NICs and E-smith.
    I think it does the job nicely, quick install with some basic questions to answer, no fuzz with manually editing files (altho, I have modded it a bit myself).
    It seems fairly secure even tho it's based on RedHat, alot of services chroot'ed. "Built in" clients for some dynamic DNS services. Seems to have some public support too.
    Anyone else here use E-smith? What do you think?

  4. e-smith: a better business model, and GPL too by srl · · Score: 1 · on Death of a Rebel
    Which is why e-smith's business model is much better. They distribute a GPLed Linux-based OS on a CD that will turn your commodity Pentium into a network appliance. It's really cool, and very easy to install and configure. The internals are easy to customize if you like to hack things. I had my system up and running with a 3rd-party streaming MP3 plugin within an hour of popping in the CD.

    e-smith gives away their distro, making money by providing support and services for the businesses who use it. They also support community development and re-sellers; check out their community site at http://www.e-smith.org. They'll do a lot better by selling services than by trying to sell hardware. Everyone's got a random P-100 lying around to run their software on.

    Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with e-smith; I'm just a satisfied user. But they are very cool.

  5. Re:Smaller Than That by Partisan · · Score: 1 · on Tiny Little Computer

    Put e-smith on it. It's got almost everything you mentioned above, plus lots more.
    It's the most dead-simple Linux server install that I have found.
    It can be totally administered via a web interface. Plus you can telnet or SSH to it.
    It ships with Apache/PHP/MySQL out of the box.

    I've got it running here: rawtruth.net on my DSL circuit.

    e-smith.org

  6. Re:Interesting... by Partisan · · Score: 1 · on Review Of Small Business Suite for Linux

    ACK! I hit 'submit' when I was shooting for 'preview'. Here are the correct URLS

    webmin

    e-smith

  7. Re:Wow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2 · on Do it Yourself 1U Half-Width Server

    The best is an mp3 cd player either the Rio Volt at $169 or the soon to be release April 1st the TDK MOJO at $179
    For those wanting an EASY ...did I SAY easy..any dimwit idiot could install on an old Pentium and make an mp3 streamer server check out e-smith mp3 jukebox. You need P90 or above, 32MB, good size harddrive if your BIOS supports over 8GB go for it, and a network card. You don't need a mouse, and only need a monitor and keyboard when initially installing it. From there on it's webbased managed and to stream your mp3z it's webbased.