Re-purposing a Student Tech Service Group? 185
discards writes "I help run a student group at a Canadian University. For almost 15 years we've provided students with services such as web space, email, wireless internet on campus, cvs/svn, database access, mailing lists, etc., all using Linux and FOSS. In recent years, however, we have faced becoming obsolete. The university now provides wireless access, people get their email from other places such as Google, which also provides free svn access, web space, and so forth. Since we have a large amount of decent, usable hardware, as well as space, funding and a very fast internet connection, we are looking to possibly reform instead of just withering away and dying. We would like to ask Slashdot for ideas as to what we could do; preferably something that cultivates student research or provides an otherwise useful service to students, though all ideas are welcome."
Music (Score:3, Funny)
Pirated music. :-)
Student start-up hosting (Score:3, Funny)
Call me! (Score:5, Funny)
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Stephen Pilgrim
Assistant Manager
RIAA campus solution recruitment
Re:Entertainment (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe the game could focus on a school campus, and everyone goes to class via avatar.
The violent clash of ideas could get down to virtual fisticuffs.
Professors could do grevious bodily harm to annoying students.
Endless possibilities.
Re:Beowulf (Score:1, Funny)
So you're saying to dedicate part of it to English Literature?
Re-porpoising (Score:1, Funny)
My grand-daddy, who was a merchant marine, told me never to switch porpoises mid-sea. Doing that could get you... What? Oh, re-PURPOSING... My bad.
Re:Entertainment (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Entertainment (Score:3, Funny)