The power of open source is inspiring. I strongly encourage you to think if your project can use the collaborative potential of open source for good; not just for #COVID-19, but in general. Re-inventing the wheel is ok if it has unique value, but…does it?
– Dak
Explore some impactful open source projects being created by teams around the world in response to COVID-19.
— Read on github.blog/2020-03-23-open-collaboration-on-covid-19/
Personally, I recommend starting with Puppy Linux. It’s small enough to run completely in RAM, so it doesn’t matter how slow or malfunctioning the hard drives on the old hardware are, it just works. If you can then use it to prove out the state of the hardware, you can upgrade to a larger distribution.
In addition, running in RAM is FAST. You’ve heard Linux can rejuvenate your old hardware and make it fast again? With the small distributions, that’s true!
This is a guide to Puppy and the other similar small distros, arranged from large, medium, and small.
Nice work.
14 Lightweight Linux Distributions to Give Your Old PC New Life https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-lightweight-linux-distributions-give-pc-lease-life/
