Hi All,

Been on PCs for a long time and looking to switch to Linux. I currently have a few PCs, and a MAC mini OSX 10.4.

My main goal is to set up a Render Farm for Maya 8.5+, using existing XP PCs (my main one my being the Maya workstation) and installing Linux on a few other older/salvaged PCs which don't have Windows licenses.

I believe that Mandrake Mini 10.1 (using Samba) is the way to go, however have only just started looking at Linux seriously and am open to any or all suggestions as to which 'distro' is the best for my current project.

Looking to use either Spider SX or Dr Queue for the Render Farm Management, but open to others that might work better.

Any other helpful hints/links muchly appreciated.

Regards,
Daniel (aka Legopimp)

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