Andy Mastbaum wrote:
> Not the flagellate the subject any further, but it seems you'd want to 
> put something minimal but with cutting-edge hardware support (i.e. 
> netbook-specific)* on the netbook and SSH into the "real" 
> computer/server that's running SL.
> 
> A typical netbook isn't (and shouldn't be!) a reasonable 
> computation/analysis platform... it's a mobile client. Just because you 
> can, doesn't mean you should?
> 
> Andy
> 
> *http://www.ubuntulinux.org/getubuntu/download-netbook
> 

Agreed, however, it would be mainly for familiarity purposes as well as 
to have a relatively newer g++ on a stable system for driving external 
hardware from the USB - this is not going to be used primarily as a 
desktop system (i.e. it'll be running quietly in a black box somewhere) 
and so we figured an EL would be a good way to go.  We decided on a 
netbook because we wanted to have a whole computer in a small package - 
including a display and keyboard for initial setup and transportation. 
Granted, we could have chosen a larger or smaller nettop with a monitor 
but then you have to cart 3 pieces of hardware (nettop, keyboard, 
monitor) instead of one. A netbook seems to me to be the best solution.

Ubuntu linux and Fedora are good distros, and we might go with one of 
them, but I would like to try out SL for Brads and giggles :) And hey, 
if it works, all the better right? :)

Thanks,
-Chris