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Hello, Jonathan.
I was going over a few of your previous posts, and your project starts...well, NOW. July.
There are still a few things pending on Indigo, as far as i could see, and there is a small chance it could jam your project, just because it is not solved in time.
Solution here is not the one my heart would love (bleeding edge latest, because new is better, right ? ) but the sensible one instead: rock solid performance, on stable, well known platform.
I would go for 12.04 and Groovy. At least you have a lot of people with experience to support you here.
Besides, U 14.04, with the the graphical-rich GUI, is using more resources than previous versions. You might want to consider Lubuntu, or other light-weigh variations (of 12.04). Or even run w/o GUI at all.
On the flip side, how long will this project last ? If it will go on and on for years, then it might be worth taking your chances with 14.04 and indigo, but always keep in mind: new software usually takes more resources, and you seem to have limited resources. But, then again, it is a good way to simulate a mission to mars. (What a dream project).
Note: for the implementation of network latency and bandwidth, I would suggest a FreeBSD server with the "pipe" implementation on ipfw, the native firewall, per IP address (of the bots/rovers). Fixed, and locked to the MAC address, just in case you have some little hacker among your students ;)
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Hello, Jonathan.
I was going over a few of your previous posts, and your project starts...well, NOW. July.
There are still a few things pending on Indigo, as far as i could see, and there is a small chance it could jam your project, just because it is not solved in time.
Solution here is not the one my heart would love (bleeding edge latest, because new is better, right ? ) but the sensible one instead: rock solid performance, on stable, well known platform.
I would go for 12.04 and Groovy. Hydro. At least you have a lot of people with experience to support you here.
Besides, U 14.04, with the the graphical-rich GUI, is using more resources than previous versions. You might want to consider Lubuntu, or other light-weigh variations (of 12.04). Or even run w/o GUI at all.
On the flip side, how long will this project last ? If it will go on and on for years, then it might be worth taking your chances with 14.04 and indigo, but always keep in mind: new software usually takes more resources, and you seem to have limited resources. But, then again, it is a good way to simulate a mission to mars. (What a dream project).
Note: for the implementation of network latency and bandwidth, I would suggest a FreeBSD server with the "pipe" implementation on ipfw, the native firewall, per IP address (of the bots/rovers). Fixed, and locked to the MAC address, just in case you have some little hacker among your students ;)
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