Nashton wrote:
Maverick wrote:
Nasht0n wrote:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
__/ [ none ] on Wednesday 11 April 2007 13:52 \__
Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@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?
Check the vista install newsgroup and ask the victims why it won't
install. A lot of people had problems.
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?
You've never used Linux I take it. It is true that Linux installs very
easily on various hardware. About as easy as reinstalling OS X on your
Apple... insert DVD and go.
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