On 29/02/12 13:07, Gordan Bobic wrote: > Peter Robinson wrote: >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Frank Murphy wrote: >>>> http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=raspberrypi >>> >>> Still only available for pre-order-interest-registration, though. >>> >>> The good news, however, is that the type A device (available some >>> time later >>> this year allegedly) looks like it will also ship with 256MB of RAM >>> (instead >>> of the originally planned 128MB), which elevates it from "useless" to >>> "mostly useless" as far as running a current Linux distro is concerned. >> >> Fedora at least runs just fine with 256Mb of RAM. I have a few devices >> with such spec that will happy run a UX on them, the XO-1 is one >> example. > > Define "runs just fine", please. Default desktop environment with some > commonly used applications like Firefox and Thunderbird? My Thunderbird > expands to over 150MB of RAM when it loads. > > And then there's LibreOffice... > > If "runs just fine" is intended to mean "average desktop use", I don't > think the experience with 256MB of RAM fits the description. > > Gordan > _______________________________________________ > arm mailing list > arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm Gordan, I think you are missing the point of the Raspberry PI. It is not meant to be a "professional" proper workplace fully blown machine. It is a development board for kids and teenagers, with the odd University student thrown in. Whatever other developers do with it is another story. Regards, Tristan -- Tristan Santore BSc MBCS TS4523-RIPE Network and Infrastructure Operations InterNexusConnect Mobile +44-78-55069812 Tristan.Santore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Former Thawte Notary (Please note: Thawte has closed its WoT programme down, and I am therefore no longer able to accredit trust) For Fedora related issues, please email me at: TSantore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm
