On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 02/29/2012 01:07 PM, Gordan Bobic wrote: >>> 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. > > Yeah, but the desktop has nothing to do with Linux per se; you > have to think about what the Raspberry Pi is for. You absolutely > don't need to do your email on it or run a desktop on it. > > Andrew. > _______________________________________________ > arm mailing list > arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm My only concern is how well will it run xbmc with fedora. RaspberryPi target audience is not mainstream desktop but primary school education and enthusiasts/hackers/tinkerers type of people. -- follow me - www.twitter.com/valentt & http://kernelreloaded.blog385.com linux, anime, spirituality, wireless, scuba, linuxmce smart home, zwave ICQ: 2125241, Skype: valent.turkovic, MSN: valent.turkovic@xxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/arm