__/ [ Jesus ] on Thursday 12 April 2007 04:14 \__
> On Apr 11, 10:37 pm, Nashton <n...@xxxxx> wrote:
>> Maverick wrote:
>> > Nasht0n wrote:
>>
>> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>> >>> __/ [ none ] on Wednesday 11 April 2007 13:52 \__
>>
>> >>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >>>>>> Over at the #awkwardtv IRC channel, poster "Beyond" just announced
>> >>>>>> that
>> >>>>>> he's gotten Gentoo installed and running on his Apple TV. He used
>> >>>>>> the mach_linux_kernel maker from mactel_linux (aka Gimli's loader).
>> >>>>>> The OS
>> >>>>>> (2.6.20.6 with the AppleTV patch) seems to be up and working after
>> >>>>>> a few
>> >>>>>> initial problems (now solved) with repeating characters.
>>
>> >>>>>>http://www.tuaw.com/2007/04/10/linux-on-apple-tv/
>>
>> >>>>> It's pretty pointless, apart from being a nice proof-of-concept
>> >>>>> showoff.
>> >>>>> One can get a fanless PC to do all the same things. It would cost
>> >>>>> under
>> >>>>> $200 and require no tinkering.
>>
>> >>>> sure, but it would be much bigger, no wireless, no remote, no hdmi,
>> >>>> no optical audio, etc.
>>
>> >>> Have you seen Linux MCE? Here's a video:
>>
>> >>>http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3683/completely_mind-blowing_linuxmce
>>
>> >> A lot of the Mac zealots don't know anything more about the
>> >> competition than what type of processors Wintel and Linux runs on.
>> >> BTW, if Linux was actually usable by the masses, instead of being a
>> >> geek's pass-time, many people would consider using it and everything
>> >> it has to offer.
>>
>> > The trouble is, is that Vista is too hard to install on a PC.
>>
>> It is? Why?
>
> It's not if all your hardware has included drivers. Otherwise you
> have to hunt down drivers, which can be hard for some people.
>
>> > Linux is far easier to install. Too bad that the rest of the developers
>> > don't know this.
>>
>> Even of it were true, who would ever install the junk, anyway?
>
> What kind of a thing to say is that? Try installing Ubuntu from the
> LiveCD. It's a fast and relatively painless experience. After that,
> you have a fully-usable system with OpenOffice.org, Gaim, Firefox, and
> more. Why is that junk?
Jesus!
http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/
http://www.whatwouldjesusdownload.com/christianubuntu/2006/07/about-ubuntu-christian-edition.html
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