Glitz: All machines should run xdm. Suggested desktops: Enlightenment GNOME KDE Afterstep Try to jazz it up. We need Quake2 servers. We need DOOM. Disclosure: Most of the machines we'll bring aren't souped-up hardware. Turn this into a selling point: Put a placard on the size of the machine saying this is _only_ a P90 with 32MB RAM, etc. Make people realise that this has terrific performance in spite of not being the latest hardware.