Re: [Debconf-discuss] hardware which runs Debian or a blend or a sub-set, debian blends, gaming on open day/week-end.
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On Thu, Jun 2, 2016 at 6:36 AM, Keerthana Krishnan
<contactkeerthana@gmail.com> wrote:
> Wow, that sounds like a great idea if done! It showcases the versatility of
> Debian beautifully, but is it possible to pull it together?
I would like to try. :) I know nothing of any of this though (I'm a
Debian and IT noob), so the first step would be to create a list of
requirements, flesh out what exactly you're thinking (this would
include support stuff, screens, plugpoints, extention cords, etc etc
as well as the 'Debian stuff' - hardware, bandwidth etc etc etc). I
can then take that to the local organisations and see what we can pull
together (wrt equipment and volunteers). I would need something great
to show them by ... this weekend? (Not final, but something that would
sell the idea well)
Perhaps, in the interest of time, the requirements need to be
prioritised into 'have to have, this won't happen without it', and
nice-to-haves. Shirish, could I ask you to make a start at it on a
wiki page, that you link to from the Debian Day wiki please?
Maybe https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/DebianDay_Hardware ?
>
> On 2 June 2016 at 05:03, shirish शिरीष <shirishag75@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Warning - Would be slightly longish mail. Apologies for noise.
>>
>> Maybe it's too late in the day but for quite sometime I had been
>> thinking/dreaming if we could have/show-cased Debian running on
>> various hardware doing different things, unusual things . While Debian
>> on the desktop, workstation and server and Debian on ARM is somewhat
>> known there are and would probably be some unusual devices where
>> Debian or a sub-set/blend is used.
>>
>> For instance, Debian-Edu would be a good candidate to share and
>> showcase as well as Debian Med and other such blends which run/use
>> specific hardware which ties in debian, for instance the galileo
>> package which just entered Debian archive just today which works with
>> 'fitbit' devices (have no idea what they are.).
>>
>> There would also be quite some equipment which probably is integrated
>> or in process of being integrated/reverse-engineered which people
>> would love to see.
>>
>> IIRC, even HP one of the main sponsors of debconf, is/was bringing out
>> 'The Machine' although later we don't know what is happening to it,
>>
>> http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/207897-hp-kills-the-machine-repurposes-design-around-conventional-technologies
>>
>> One of the DD's was working with HP 'The Machine' project. I also
>> remember that some VR packages were made for Debian (and are the
>> archive I *think*) , it would be good/nice if are able to try out HP's
>> backpack for VR
>>
>> http://www.in.techradar.com/news/gaming/HP-and-MSIs-backpacks-put-a-new-spin-on-VR/articleshow/52467485.cms
>> and see what can be worked within the Debian universe.
>>
>> Similarly as there would be kids (as well as big kids/adults) who
>> might like to blow off steam once in a while, we could have few
>> systems where we have games like 0ad or/and vdrift, supertuxkart among
>> others who could get some potential new users while having good PR for
>> Debian too.
>>
>> The only downside I see here is that we would need slightly large
>> number of volunteers than some of the other choices that indiebio has
>> outlined. https://wiki.debconf.org/wiki/DebConf16/DebianDay
>>
>> What do people think/make of above ?
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