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?
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