On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 21:22 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 28 May 2009 19:58:18 Craig White wrote: > > On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 19:22 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > > > On Thursday 28 May 2009 18:43:33 Craig White wrote: > > > > On Thu, 2009-05-28 at 12:08 -0400, Max Pyziur wrote: > > > > > Little Laptops With Linux Have Compatibility Issues > > > > > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124346723960760371.html#mod=todays_us > > > > >_per sonal_journal > > > > > > > > > > fyi, > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > I suppose inherent is the assumption that the problems don't happen > > > > with Windows and that they are always the Linux software. > > > > > > > > My experience with my Acer Aspire One was decidedly different. > > > > > > +1 > > > > > > > It came with Windows. My USB key and hard drive wouldn't work in > > > > Windows but did work with Linux. After I upgraded the BIOS they also > > > > worked with Windows. > > > > > > Mine came with Lupus (I think) Linux. I removed it almost from day one > > > and installed Fedora 10. > > > > ---- > > My understanding is that it is called 'Linpus' > > Correct - I knew it didn't sound quite right :-) > > which is derived from > > Fedora 9 or 10. It is clearly a reduced set of software packages. It > > seems pretty clear that a serious computer user would probably want a > > normal Linux distribution installed but for something that is usable off > > the shelf, it seemed adequate. > > > I believe it would be - it was certainly better than the xandros on the eeepc > 701. ---- well, xandros is a spin off debian so I wouldn't bag on it for that. The only challenge is for netbook manufacturers to produce a usable system that they can sell without a bunch of returns. ---- > > > It was however very useful for developing some alterations to maximize > > battery life and performance. > > > I wouldn't actually recommend running a full gnome or kde on it, as it is > rather slow, but I wanted to be able to evaluate up-to-date kde packages and > help with documentation. It is serving me admirably for my purpose. If you > can live with the speed hit, and I've definitely seen worse, then it will do > anything and everything you would wish. ---- silly me, I'm using F11-preview with KDE and I don't notice it slow at all - at least as long as I'm in performance mode. On battery, well, that is a bit slower but this isn't a device that I'm choosing for high performance anyway. The really big deal for me was to break the 1024x600 limits and I'm running a virtual 1280x1024 screen now. The wireless and camera worked out of the box. I do have to boot it in Windows in order to do Yahoo Messenger w/video though :-( It's a good thing that WSJ doesn't depend upon advertisers like Microsoft for revenue... Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
