Turn my Mac Mini PowerPC G4 into a Server??

I have a Mac Mini 1.42 GHz PowerPC G4 that is sitting idle. Can I turn it into a server? Is it a software download or something similar?

You can get Leopard server here but no cheap;
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Version-Leopard-10-Client-License/dp/B000BX7JLE/ref= sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1412625675&sr=8-6&keywords=mac+os+x+leopard+server
Linux server should probably work. See:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PowerPCDownloads

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Here is a schema.
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